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Amtrak does pay the railroads for using their exisiting right of way, and pays a bonus if their trains arrive on time 90 percent of the time. Can the earn more money on freight trains, yes. However, when Amtrak was created some 30 years ago, the railroads were losing money on passenger trains. Therefore the railroads made a deal with the federal government favorable to themselves, they now make money on the passenger trains running down their tracks. All of the railroads, except one, earn the bonus last year. The one exception is Union Pacific. How can all of the other railroads earn their bonus whereas Union Pacific couldn't? The answer lies in your previous post. UP doesn't have enough patriotism to care if Amtrak runs on time..... Yet, the short lines and the class 1's have their tin cups out for federal FRA funds. The railroads are some $20-30 billion behind on infrastructure improvements. Neither can maintain their tracks adequately, especially the short lines. One state in particular, TEXAS, Department of Transportation has noticed the above fact. It has developed a plan to remedy the situation. It is called the Trans Texas Corridors. Already, several construction companies have placed bids. Luckily, the state of Texas sees the need to separate freight and passenger rail traffic. The sooner the rest of the nation follows, the better....
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