PORTLAND, OR — When Oregon officials at last released oil train routing information after a month-long public records battle, they still decided to redact some information. But officials in neighboring Washington state had no such qualms.
The Oregonian reported that Oregon officials made at least four redactions when the information was available in Washington records, including the source of the oil and who shipped it. The oil train records show how much crude oil from the Northern Rockies was carried by train car through Oregon. Media outlets requested them one month ago, but Oregon public officials said the material was protected by federal law. The records show BNSF Railway moved three oil trains through Multnomah County, which includes Portland, in the first and second week of June, and those cars continued north to Columbia County.
The unredacted Washington records include Oregon information because the trains pass through Washington state. The Washington records show that the oil was shipped by Phillips 66 Co. from Berthold, ND to the Columbia Pacific Bio-Refinery in Clatskanie, OR.
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