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A few thoughts: Most of the libertarians I know are strong advocates of interstate privatization. I would also say that none of them have a problem with freight railroads,just Amtrak and publicly funded commuter rail.I would point out that I'm a moderate myself. There are also proposals to run rail systems(monorail,maglev,lightweight conventional)down the interstate medians,for both freight and passenger service. Privately funded truck only toll roads seem like a good idea(you still need trucks to get the intermodal to the customer,railfans who think boxcars are going to come back as a replacement for stacks and pigs are not grounded in reality),although I realize that you can't build a major road,especially like built up areas like the Northeast,without a lot of Public sector involvement. I also think public/private partnerships to promote rail capacity improvements (Texas Corridor initiative) are a good idea. From what I've read UP resists public funding because they fear being forced into an open access situation. I still don't buy the argument that freight rail is an endangered species. I would also point out that some of the problems the class 1's have had recently were self inflicted.
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