More than Half of Oil from Derailed Cars Moved to The Dalles

More than half the oil in derailed train cars have been moved from the crash site outside of Mosier, officials said Tuesday.

Sixty-five truck loads of Bakken crude oil has been moved to The Dalles.

Some 25 truck loads remain.

From The Dalles, the oil - which had started in New Town, North Dakota - will be brought to its original destination of Tacoma, Washington.

Once the oil is cleared from Mosier, workers will begin clearing the damaged rail cars.

The town of Mosier was thrown into chaos when 16 cars of a 96-car train operated by Union Pacific derailed. Four of them burned, sending smoke into the sky that could be seen for miles.

About 100 people were evacuated for days and oil knocked out the town's water treatment system, forcing residents to refrain from showering and flushing toilets.

They were also under a boil water order until Monday when test results allowed officials to lift all the remaining boil water orders except for two homes on Rock Creek Road.

Officials are still trying to determine what caused the derailment.