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February 13, 2008
COQUILLE, Ore. (AP) — The company that operates the Central Oregon & Pacific Railroad has offered to spend what's needed to repair unsafe tunnels and get a 120-mile line from Eugene to the Oregon coast reopened by fall.
But in a letter to Gov. Ted Kulongoski, a RailAmerica vice president said the company would only pay the estimated $23 million if the state agrees to provide money for other improvements and ongoing support that would make the line viable long-term.
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