 The agreement also called for the state to retain the right to acquire a passenger rail easement should the company decide not to operate such a service after 10 years.Finally, the agreement required the line to be accessible to other rail companies, and for the SLWC to upgrade the line from Class II to Class III, to enable trains to safely travel at faster speeds.Class III permits freight traffic up to 40 mph and passenger traffic up to 60 mph.