On Monday, a Coos Bay Rail Link (CBR) train moved a shipment of plywood out of the Roseburg Forest Products mill in Coquille, Ore., marking the full restoration of the Oregon International Port of Coos Bay’s 134-mile Coos Bay line since the route was closed more than five years ago.
Late last month, Billeter Marine and Scott Partney Construction completed the final step of repairing two wooden trestles to open the remaining 20 miles of the line to Coquille. The port purchased the line in 2009 and spent $31 million to rehabilitate the route.
The line’s operator, CBR, launched operations in October 2011 and now serves 11 manufacturers and agricultural producers on the route.