Representatives from Washougal, Camas, Stevenson, Woodland, Longview and Ridgefield recently met with BNSF Railway Company officials to discuss oil train traffic and safety issues.
The Washougal City Council special meeting was held Dec. 9, at Washougal High School.
Longview City Councilman Mike Wallin asked about the occurrences of leakages or spillages on railcars.
Patrick Brady, the BNSF director of hazardous materials, said BNSF has moved about two million hazardous materials shipments in 2014.
“Of those, there have been two derailments that caused two packages to release some of their contents,” he said. “None were in Washington State.”
Of the two million, Brady said fewer than 200 partial releases occurred, not caused by derailments.