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<P mce_keep="true">[quote user="blownout cylinder"]The thing I'm kinda curious about is how one is going to fund the dang needed infrastructure when the $$$$ flow is not quite up to snuff<IMG alt=Whistling src="http://cs.trains.com/trccs/emoticons/icon_smile_whistling.gif">[/quote]</P> <P mce_keep="true"> </P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=verdana,geneva>It depends on whether we use the carrot or stick approach to get truck traffic onto rails.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>With the carrot, we rebuild railroads, develop new, faster trains, and reinvent the terminals, so the whole system will be more attractive to shippers than long haul trucking. </FONT></P><FONT face=verdana,geneva> <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></FONT> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=verdana,geneva>With the stick approach, we just add taxes or fees to long haul trucking to make rail the most favorable choice, even if it is slower.</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=verdana,geneva size=2></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=verdana,geneva size=2>So we only need the dollars for the carrot approach, not with the stick.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>With the stick, transportation just slows down to save fuel for the nation.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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