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Five cars block the railroad after a train derailed next to Roseburg Forest Products in Dillard Thursday.
DILLARD — Work halted at a Roseburg Forest Products particle board plant Thursday morning due to safety reasons after a train derailed and spilled its contents on top of an underground natural gas pipeline.
Five cars loaded with two-by-fours derailed at about 8 a.m. Thursday at the south end of RFP’s Dillard facility, near a particle board warehouse.
The natural gas pipeline, which supplies energy for RFP’s particle board plant, was shut down as the derailment was cleared from the site.
The pipeline shutdown stopped production at the particle board plant for more than a day.
Steve Hefley, general manager of Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad, said the derailment was cleared by 9:30 a.m. today.
Hefley said cause of the derailment is under investigation, but a broken rail is suspected as a defective part and cause of the crash.
No one was hurt in the derailment.
Hefley said the track should be ready for transportation again by 4 p.m. today.
RFP spokeswoman Kris Russell said she expects the particle board plant to resume production today.
Russell said RFP’s other facilities were able to continue operation and ship supplies without interference.
• You can reach reporter Adam Pearson at 957-4213 or by e-mail at apearson@newsreview.info.
Five cars loaded with two-by-fours derailed at about 8 a.m. Thursday at the south end of RFP’s Dillard facility, near a particle board warehouse.
The natural gas pipeline, which supplies energy for RFP’s particle board plant, was shut down as the derailment was cleared from the site.
The pipeline shutdown stopped production at the particle board plant for more than a day.
Steve Hefley, general manager of Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad, said the derailment was cleared by 9:30 a.m. today.
Hefley said cause of the derailment is under investigation, but a broken rail is suspected as a defective part and cause of the crash.
No one was hurt in the derailment.
Hefley said the track should be ready for transportation again by 4 p.m. today.
RFP spokeswoman Kris Russell said she expects the particle board plant to resume production today.
Russell said RFP’s other facilities were able to continue operation and ship supplies without interference.
• You can reach reporter Adam Pearson at 957-4213 or by e-mail at apearson@newsreview.info.
