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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=georgia,palatino size=3>Paul and RWM,</FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT face=georgia,palatino></FONT></SPAN> </P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT face=georgia,palatino>Since we have been talking about the difficulty of building new coal-fired power plants being an impediment to railroad electrification, I just wanted to get an idea of how much additional electricity would be needed to electrify the railroads on a comprehensive basis.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>I had no idea whether the number was 10% or 75%.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>So, with both of your numbers being under 5%, it puts the matter in good perspective, even though your numbers differ a bit.</FONT><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN></SPAN></P>
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