No way; Don’t let the port have RR

In response to an editorial stating “Don’t allow railroad to cherry pick the Coos Bay line,” (The World, July 16). The indignant writer lambasted the Central Oregon & Pacific for wanting to keep its own property — the 20 or 30 miles of the railroad closest to Eugene. The mills over there may keep that part of the line profitable. The remaining 100 miles or so, CORP wants to abandon. So now the Oregon International Port of Coos Bay wants to buy CORP’s line but only if the company is forced to part with the profitable part as well. I believe this is known as expropriation. And instead of accusing CORP of “cherry-picking” its own property, the editor would do well to identify the port as the cherry picker.