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[quote user="n012944"]   <blockquote> <div><img src="/TRCCS/Themes/trc/images/icon-quote.gif" /> DwightBranch:</div> <div>     <blockquote> </blockquote> The question then, as with CN in Illinois, is what "what ever speeds" BNSF is responsible for. Amtrak cannot be expected to pay for the maintenance costs above, say, 40mph for their two 9 car 150 ton trains per day. <div style="clear:both;"></div>   </div> </blockquote>   They already are responsible.. <a href="http://hutchnews.com/Localregional/city-council-advance--12012-03-04T18-33-11">http://hutchnews.com/Localregional/city-council-advance--12012-03-04T18-33-11</a> "In a memo prepared for the council, City Manager John Deardoff said that Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) owns the tracks but under an agreement with Amtrak has to maintain the track only to support 45 mph traffic. Additional costs to support higher speed passenger traffic are passed along to Amtrak." [/quote] According to Fred Frailey, BNSF Railway has been sending Amtrak monthly bills for maintenance of the right of way between LaJunta, Colo., and Lamy, N.M.  BNSF reasons that because it hasn't run freight trains over this track for some 18 months, any upkeep of the line is Amtrak's responsibility. But Amtrak has not been paying these bills.
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