The Columbia River Gorge Commission on Tuesday upheld Wasco County’s denial of a rail expansion project sought by Union Pacific in the Mosier area.
County commissioners in November had overturned a planning commission approval of Union Pacific’s plan to build four miles of second mainline track, citing interference with tribal treaty rights. Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP) appealed that decision.
The track project is unrelated to the June 3, 2016, Mosier oil-train derailment, but that fiery incident…