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Getting railroaded.

Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
Publication Date: 30-SEP-07 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Getting railroaded.(Editorials)(Shutdown of coastal short line looks suspicious)(Editorial)

Article Excerpt
Byline: The Register-Guard

Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., and state Sen. Joanne Verger, D-Coos Bay, are right to question last week's abrupt closure of the Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad's 120-mile short line between Coquille and Eugene.

The closure of the only rail line connecting the two communities appears highly suspicious. As The Register-Guard's Winston Ross reported Friday, the railroad company, commonly referred to as CORP, gave its customers just a day's notice before announcing an "embargo" on the line last week. The company said it could not afford the $7 million required to upgrade unsafe...

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