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Track Blamed for Oil Train Derailment

From the Observer Published Jun 23, 2016 at 01:56PM PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Federal investigators on Thursday blamed Union Pacific Railroad for a fiery oil train derailment along the Oregon-Washington border, saying the company failed to properly maintain its track. Preliminary findings on the June 3 derailment in the Columbia River Gorge raise questions about why the company didn’t find