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Rail Line names train engine after Congressman DeFazio
At the Coos Bay Railroad
Centennial Opening Ceremony
in North Bend, the Coos Bay
Rail Line unveiled a train
engine named after ranking
member
of
the
House
Committee on Transportation
and
Infrastructure
Peter
DeFazio (D-OR).
The Coos Bay Rail Line
named the engine after DeFazio
to honor the critical funding he
has delivered to improve this
crucial transportation link and
economic engine for the South
Coast.
“Naming a locomotive after
Congressman DeFazio was a
no-brainer,” said Port of Coos
Bay CEO John Burns. “I can’t
think of anyone more deserving
of the honor. He has been there
since the beginning, ensuring
that we could take ownership of
the line, and working overtime
to be sure we have had the
funding necessary to make it
the success it now is.”
DeFazio announced in July
that he successfully helped the
Port secure an $11 million grant
from the Department of
COURTESY PHOTO
Congressman Peter DeFazio stands aboard the Coos Bay Rail engine named after him.
Transportation (DOT) to reha-
bilitate crumbling tunnels
between Coquille and Eugene.
“We’ve come a long way
since the surprise shutdown of
the rail line almost nine years
ago,” said DeFazio. “Thanks
to a huge team effort of private
industry, local, state and feder-
al leaders, the line is now
thriving and spurring econom-
ic development for Oregon’s
coastal communities.
“This is a tremendous
honor. I thank the Port of Coos
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to work to improve this critical
transportation link and eco-
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The Coos Bay Line was
closed by the Central Oregon
and Pacific Railroad (CORP)
in September 2007, with just
one-days’ notice to shippers,
resulting in severe economic
impacts to businesses in
Southwest Oregon.
DeFazio testified before the
Federal Surface Transportation
Board to encourage them to
approve the Port of Coos Bay’s
application to force the sale of
the line to the Port from
CORP.
In 2009 the Port was able to
purchase the line, thanks in
part to $8 million in federal
funding DeFazio secured as
part of the Safe, Accountable,
Flexible,
Efficient
Transportation Equity Act: A
Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-
LU).
In addition, DeFazio was
able to help secure $13.5 mil-
lion for repairs through a
Department of Transportation
grant in 2010.
The Port restored freight rail
service in 2011 — thanks in
large part to investments made
by the State of Oregon and the
Federal government. These
investments have helped move
over 24,000 truckloads off the
roads and onto the rail line
annually.
In 2014, the Port of Coos
Bay conducted an economic
impact study and found that
the restoration of the rail line
saved $1.06 million in
improved highway safety, over
$766,000 in highway mainte-
nance savings, and emissions
savings of $453,000.
In July, DeFazio announced
that the U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT) is
awarding the Coos Bay Rail
Line $11 million to rehabilitate
nine crumbling tunnels along
the critical rail link between
Eugene and Coquille.
DeFazio supported the proj-
ect and requested the DOT
grant in a May 2016 letter sent
to
the
Secretary
of
Transportation Anthony Foxx.
He also personally spoke to
Deputy Secretary Mendez ask-
ing that this project be funded.
The grant will fund rehabili-
tation of the tunnels along the
Coos Bay Rail Line to bring
them up to a good operating
condition. The line traverses
nine tunnels over an 82-mile
section between Coquille and
Eugene, all of which are 100
years old.
The age of these tunnels,
combined with the general
environment of the Oregon
coast and the Coast Range
Mountains, have caused dete-
rioration and drainage issues
of the tunnels and track.
Safety concerns over tunnel
conditions were cited as the
primary reason the line was
shut down in 2007.
As the top Democrat on the
House Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure,
DeFazio was a lead negotiator
and pushed for the freight pro-
gram, which dedicated a por-
tion of the overall funding for
freight projects in rural com-
munities.
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