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west point wrote: ↑Fri Aug 12, 2022 2:03 pm CSX, BNSF, UP, BNSF - SEAI'm surprised CSX has, given it's history with MARC.
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west point wrote: ↑Fri Aug 12, 2022 2:03 pm CSX, BNSF, UP, BNSF - SEAI'm surprised CSX has, given it's history with MARC.
newpylong wrote: ↑Sun Aug 07, 2022 11:46 amWhy shouldn't the business that owns and has the sole responsibility of paying for and maintaining the infrastructure have a monopoly?Perhaps then Congress should do what it did in another highly regulated monopoly transportation industry in 1996 that transports hundreds of billions of dollars of products annually in the USA, and mandate open access. Track owning railroads would change to business model of construction/expansion when needed, and owning, maintaining and operating trackage for use by any company to transport freight or passengers. That track owning company would be highly regulated for adequacy and reliability and allowed to charge just and reasonable rates for that open access to the users of the track.
Perhaps then Congress should do what it did in another highly regulated monopoly transportation industry in 1996 that transports hundreds of billions of dollars of products annually in the USA, and mandate open access. Track owning railroads would change to business model of construction/expansion when needed, and owning, maintaining and operating trackage for use by any company to transport freight or passengers. That track owning company would be highly regulated for adequacy and reliability and allowed to charge just and reasonable rates for that open access to the users of the track.So basically railroads shouldn't be able to benefit from the billions they've reinvested in their physical plant, eh?
MBTA3247 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 25, 2022 5:18 pm That's basically what Britain did when they privatized British Rail. People DIED because the infrastructure company prioritized shareholder dividends over the maintenance it was supposed to be doing. After re-nationalization of the infrastructure, it took years for Network Rail to clear out the maintenance backlog it inherited.That is what is happening to a lesser extent now o the class 1s. Can you list all the improvements that class 1s have done to meet the very long trains now? I certainly cannot mention many. Only BNSF is coming close to allow for these super freights to pass each other without major delays,
eolesen wrote: ↑Thu Aug 25, 2022 4:23 pm Why stop there and simply nationalize and price fix everything from groceries to rent to salaries?.... oh, snap. That's Marxism.ah yes marxism.
ExCon90 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 26, 2022 10:23 pm Wasn't some public money involved in the Alameda Corridor? Certainly it was a big benefit to the driving public as well as to BNSF and UP. And BNSF must have contributed too -- it had more to gain than UP.The Alameda Corridor was built with the intent that the railroads would be charged on a per TEU basis with the money used to repay the Bonds. The income so far has not kept up with the interest payments let alone the principle portion.
And didn't the railroads pay for all the major improvements in Kansas City?