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What / where are the proposed West Coast coal exporting terminals? |
There is a total of 5 proposed coal exporting terminals in Washington and Oregon. The link at the end of the page connects to a map showing proposed terminal locations, along with railway service to these locations. Coal would be transported by railway from the Powder River basin of Montana and Wyoming by railway. Pop-up windows for each terminal provide details such as operating company and annual coal exporting capacity. In normal view, major railway lines (e.g., BNSF) are denoted by blue; with zooming, smaller railways serving proposed terminals, denoted by black, become visible (e.g., Coos Bay Rail Link).
Proposed coal exporting terminals in Washington include:
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Gateway Pacific Terminal:
• Located at Cherry Point near Bellingham
• Proposed capacity, 59.5M short tons/year (26.5M tons/year to be supplied by Peabody Coal)
• Environmental impact statement expected in 2013 |
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Millennium Bulk Terminals:
• Located on Columbia River near Longview
• Proposed capacity, 48.5 tons/year (primary supplier, Arch Coal)
• Proposed site is former location of aluminum smelter; site currently contaminated |
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Proposed terminals in Oregon include: |
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Port of St. Helen’s:
• Located on Columbia River near Clatskanie
• Proposed capacity, 30M short tons/year
• Nearby Portland General Electric gas-fired electrical power generation units may be affected by terminal |
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Port of Morrow/Port of St. Helen’s:
• Coal would arrive at Port of Morrow (at Boardman) by train, transferred to Port of St. Helen’s (at Clatskanie) by barge on Columbia River
• Proposed capacity, 9M tons/year
• Preparation of environmental impact statement recently initiated by Army Corps of Engineers |
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Port of Coos Bay:
• Located in Coos Bay
• Proposed capacity, 10M tons/year
• Railway infrastructure, Eugene to Coos Bay, requires major upgrades |
Click here for a map showing proposed terminal locations, along with railway service to these locations and their associated capacities.
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