by Patrick Boylan
Somebody in another thread said something like freight railroads preserve right of way, but rails to trails is really a nail in the coffin.
What are your thoughts?
I read many opinions that go like "you'll never see a passenger train, the freight railroad won't allow it". For example, Northeast Corridor inland route, or New York-Chicago, places which used to have more than 1 track, yet nowadays don't seem to have enough right of way to restore any of the multiple tracks that used to be there. Are the anti rail to trail sentiments I think I see in these fora realistic?
Moderator's Note: changed title from "rails to trails vs freight" on 3/2/2014
What are your thoughts?
I read many opinions that go like "you'll never see a passenger train, the freight railroad won't allow it". For example, Northeast Corridor inland route, or New York-Chicago, places which used to have more than 1 track, yet nowadays don't seem to have enough right of way to restore any of the multiple tracks that used to be there. Are the anti rail to trail sentiments I think I see in these fora realistic?
Moderator's Note: changed title from "rails to trails vs freight" on 3/2/2014