City Council Coal Train Vote Postponed

An email from the city of Eugene today announced that the planned City Council vote on the coal trains resolution has been postponed until September.

The Eugene City Council goes on summer break from July 26 until Sept. 6.

Yesterday coal train opponents held a peaceful demonstration at the Union Pacific 150th celebration on July 12. You can read more about it in the RG story if you scroll alllllll the way to the bottom.

This week the Western Organization of Resource Councils released a study showing that coal trains could clog up already congested lines in the Northwest, increase the costs for taxpayers to fix problems with the rail system and increase rail rates for other freight. And then there’s that toxics coal dust …

The study estimates 3.7 over 1-mile long trains would go through Eugene to Coos Bay each day.

Find out more at the Coal Hard Truth forum on Monday, July 16 at the Eugene Public Library.