Two intermodal terminals were built in Oregon to move goods to Seattle and Tacoma ports by rail to get trucks off the highway. The Millersburg terminal was built to send hay and grass seed and the Nyssa terminal built to send onions.
Experts warned that the projects would fail but despite this the Oregon Legislature allocated more than $70M to the projects.
Neither has ever been used.
The Nyssa project, costing $37M of public money, was recently sold for $10M.