RAIL TUNNEL FIRE STALLS FREIGHT MOVEMENT
EUGENE, Oregon - 8/20/04 - A fire burning inside a key rail tunnel southeast of Eugene has disrupted the movement of freight trains moving between California and points in both Oregon and Washington.
The tunnel, located in a high mountain pass between Eugene and Chemult, caught fire several days ago shutting down a key railroad corridor serving 18 to 20 freight and passenger trains a day.
"We don't know how long it will be until this is out," said Ed Immel, rail planner with the Oregon Department of Transportation.
According to Immel, the fire in the 3,164-foot-long, timber-lined tunnel was probably caused either by sparks from a locomotive engine exhaust or by overheated brakes.
The tunnel closure could delay by four days shipments of lumber, containerized freight, and other cargo moving between Los Angeles and the Northwest, he said.
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