I get the feeling CSX is about done here. It's either going to be approved or not, and if it's not, they'll go to court and win, because there is no evidence against anti-competitive impact.
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newpylong wrote: ↑Thu Jan 13, 2022 3:06 pm I get the feeling CSX is about done here.They seemed pretty pissy during some of the hearing that's for sure. I was surprised how concerned the STB was with this sale. With them resolving issues with parties outside of the transaction, it seemed like a sure thing. A lot of good questions were asked.
roberttosh wrote: ↑Thu Jan 13, 2022 8:44 pm Why would anyone be surprised about all the SJ talk? There is no other low hanging fruit that comes close to having what SJ and the rest of the Irving road empire has to offer.While probably a stretch, it could be said "it's all about Saint John".
roberttosh wrote: ↑Thu Jan 13, 2022 8:44 pm Why would anyone be surprised about all the SJ talk? There is no other low hanging fruit that comes close to having what SJ and the rest of the Irving road empire has to offer. Sure there is some incremental growth at the paper mills, industrial development opportunities, truck diversion, etc but there's literally thousands and thousands of cars coming out of NB and Northern Maine which they should be able to flip in short order with little to no effort.I’m not surprised by that which you and I already know… I’m just surprised CSX dedicated slides to it when it’s barely at all mentioned in the application. They even mentioned an additional train pair if “something shakes loose at Saint John” which I took as intermodal
Pensyfan19 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 13, 2022 2:46 pmYou haven't been able to get to Montreal via Concord for over a quarter century, given that they are no longer connected by rail. Portland-Montreal are no longer connected by actively maintained track. Boston to Halifax is track owned by a minimum of four different entities, forget about it, especially given the slow track east of BVJ. Why would Amtrak even consider such silly ideas?
I'm hoping for them to restore service to Bangor along Pan Am trackage, in addition to various other routes in New England owned by other regional roads (Boston to Montreal via Concord, Boston to Halifax via Bangor, also Pan Am trackage, New York to Portland via Worcester, also Pan Am, Portland to Montreal)