Everybody’s worried that if we get the oil train terminal we’ll have explosions like the one in Lynchburg, Va., or like the one that blew up most of that town in Quebec.
Let’s look on the bright side. Maybe one of our first humongous explosions will take out what’s left of that wonderful-but-closed section of the Renaissance Trail just east of Marine Park. That’s the stretch the city, with all the foresight of a fruit fly, is content to let become a ruins and sink into the Columbia River, rather than pay for repairs that would benefit generations to come.
But with a humongous oil train explosion, we could get Tesoro to pay for trail repairs. True, the tracks are a little distant right there, so it would take a really big explosion. But we can always hope.
Also true, many residents of nearby Tidewater Cove condominiums would be at risk, but hey, that’s life. If we get the oil terminal, you can bet somebody around here is going to be blown to smithereens. This way, we at least get the best section of the entire Renaissance Trail repaired.
