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Train derailment temporarily closes Hwy 99E between Oregon City and Canby
CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OR (KPTV) A train derailment early Wednesday morning closed Highway 99E between Oregon City and Canby for about an hour and a half.
According to the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office, deputies and emergency personnel responded at 1:30 a.m. to a reported train derailment.
At the scene, they determined that fortunately no cars carrying hazardous materials were involved in the derailment.
According to Union Pacific, a mixed freight train collided with a large tree that had fallen on the tracks. In the crash, three locomotives and 15 rail cars derailed just north of Canby.
Freight train in Clackamas County derails after hitting tree on tracks
Associated Press
OREGON CITY A Union Pacific train carrying lumber derailed after hitting a large tree that had fallen on the tracks along Highway 99 between Canby and Oregon City, authorities said.
The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office said three locomotives and 15 rail cars derailed at around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday.
The engineer of the train complained of pain, KGW-TV reported. No one else was injured.
None of the debris or rail cars blocked the highway, which was temporarily fully closed, KGW-TV reported.
The Oregon Department of Transportation said one southbound lane of Highway 99 near South End Road would remain closed for up to two days.
Union Pacific train derails in Oregon – UPDATED with Union Pacific statement Written by David C. Lester, Managing Editor
A resolution has been introduced in the L.A. City Council to declare miles of Union Pacific track public nuisance areas.
Fox News 10
According to KGW-TV 8, the local NBC affiliate, a Union Pacific freight train derailed between Canby, Ore. and Oregon City (about 25 miles southeast of Portland) yesterday morning. The train ran into a tree that had fallen across the tracks. The National Transporation Safety Board and the UP police are investigating the accident.
The UP line in this area runs parallel to Oregon’s Highway 99. The Oregon Department of Transportation announced the closure of one southbound lane on the Highway, and expects it to remain closed for the next 24 hours.