This is a  good deal, as  this railroad takes  a lot of trucks  off the road and is a boost to the ailing South Coast economy.  It's a marvel  of Nature and engineering, cutting and crossing through the wild  Coast Range.  But it is old,  those tunnels, as well as the bridges and trestles,  need a lot of work--- 2016 is the Centennial of completing the rail line from  Eugene to Coos Bay and the infrastructure shows it!  As far as a  passenger train to the coast-- this would be great, a  marvelous scenic tourist draw,  except: to get it up to passenger standards  would require even  more repairs and upgrades than currently feasible, and second, remember,  the train doesn't quite   go to Florence and its casino,  as it crosses the Siuslaw at Cushman.