The Latest: APNewsBreak: Oil Train Derail Railroad's Fault [View all]

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Source: Associated Press

The Latest: APNewsBreak: Oil Train Derail Railroad's Fault

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PORTLAND, Ore. — Jun 23, 2016, 12:18 PM ET

The Latest on the investigation into a June 3 fiery oil train derailment in Oregon (all times local):

8:45 a.m.

The mayor in a town where an oil train derailed says she is alarmed by a preliminary report blaming Union Pacific Railroad for not properly maintaining its track.

The Federal Railroad Administration said in the report obtained Thursday by the AP that inspections should have caught weakened or broken bolts that hold the rail ties to the rails.

Mayor Arlene Burns says the report on the June 3 wreck in Mosier raises questions about why Union Pacific didn't find the problem when it inspected the tracks three days before the derailment.

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