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