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Cascadia coal exports

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  1. NW coal exports
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  3. Tons in U.S. short tons, not metric. Trains/day includes both delivery and return trips at full capacity.
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  5. MORROW PACIFIC PROJECT OWNER: Australia's Ambre Energy, part owner of a mine in Wyoming and a mine in Montana
  6. LOCATIONS:  Port of Morrow in Boardman; Port of St. Helens' Port Westward site
  7. ANNUAL TONS: 3.9 million initially; up to 8.8 million
  8. DESCRIPTION: Load from trains to Columbia River barges in Boardman, then to export ships at Port Westward
  9. INVESTMENT $242 million
  10. PERMANENT JOBS: 50
  11. ANNUAL TAXES $4.1 million combined to Columbia/Morrow counties at full build-out
  12. OTHER BENEFITS: $800,000/year each to two counties' schools. $70 million to Portland's Vigor Industrial and Gunderson to build 20 covered barges
  13. TRAINS/DAY: Up to four
  14. STATUS: Two ports approved; seeking Army Corps permit. First stage, mid-2013. Full build-out, 2016
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  16. KINDER MORGAN TERMINAL
  17. OWNER: Kinder Morgan
  18. LOCATION: Port Westward
  19. ANNUAL TONS: 15 million initially: up to 30 million
  20. INVESTMENT: $150 million-$200 million
  21. PERMANENT JOBS: 80
  22. ANNUAL TAXES: $3.7 million
  23. TRAINS/DAY: Up to 12
  24. STATUS: Port approved lease option. May apply for permits by year's end
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  26. MILLENNIUM BULK TERMINAL
  27. OWNERS: Ambre Energy; Arch Coal
  28. LOCATION: Former Reynolds site in Longview, Wash.
  29. ANNUAL TONS: 27.6 million initially; up to 48.5 million
  30. INVESTMENT: $646 million
  31. PERMANENT JOBS: 135
  32. ANNUAL TAXES: $5.4 million
  33. OTHER BENEFITS: Cleanup of heavily polluted smelter site
  34. TRAINS/DAYS Up to 16
  35. Status: Applying for permits. Hope to export full amount by 2018
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  37. GATEWAY PARK TERMINAL
  38. DEVELOPER: SSA Marine; Peabody Energy
  39. LOCATION: Near Bellingham, Wash.
  40. Annual tons: 52.9 million
  41. INVESTMENT: $600 million-$700 million
  42. PERMANENT JOBS: 430
  43. ANNUAL TAXES: $11.2 million
  44. TRAINS/DAY: Up to 18
  45. STATUS: Applying for permits, then two years to build
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  47. COOS BAY TERMINAL
  48. DEVELOPER: Unknown. Port calls it "Project Mainstay"
  49. LOCATION: Port of Coos Bay
  50. Annual tons: 3.3 million initially; up to 11 million
  51. INVESTMENTS: $250 million
  52. Permanent jobs: 165, including port-owned railroad
  53. TAXES: Unknown
  54. TRAILS/DAY: 4
  55. STATUS: Evaluation stage. Open by 2017 at earliest
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  57. GRAYS HARBOR TERMINAL
  58. DEVELOPER: RailAmerica
  59. LOCATION: Port of Grays Harbor, Hoquiam
  60. ANNUAL TONS: 5.5 million
  61. INVESTMENT: $100 million
  62. PERMANENT JOBS: 60
  63. ANNUAL TAXES: $1 million
  64. TRAINS/DAY 2
  65. STATUS: Evaluation stage
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  67. Sources: oregonlive.com, developers, ports