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2 Oregon state-backed rail projects cost more than $70 million. They’re still mostly idle.

States Newsroom · October 9, 2026

It’s been nearly 10 years since the Oregon Legislature approved a $5.3 billion package of taxes and fees to fund transportation over the next decade, including $50 million in grants to build two rail shipping centers in the Willamette Valley and eastern Oregon that promised to reduce truck emissions, boost…

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2 Oregon state-backed rail projects cost more than $70 million. They’re still mostly idle.

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