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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by jeaton Right now, I would like to be an infrastructure owner, especially a transcon line. Given that these lines may be near capacity, I would be selling slots for trains to the highest bidders. Talk about an oppurtunity to make big bucks... [/quote] The major problem with this idea is that railroads don't earn their cost of capital, meaning that rail rates are not high enough to maintain all the infrastructure as it should be maintained and still earn a profit. Accordingly, there certainly isn't enough revenue for both an infrastructure and an operating compan to realize a profit without cutting corners somewhere. This gets you into the situation that resulted in Great Britain where RailTrack the infrastructure company went bankrupt and rail service went way downhill requiring a government bailout after the split between the infrastructure and operating companies. It just doesn't add up unless you can substantially increase rates. Given that the customers who are behind open access in the first place want LOWER rates, not higher rates the open access idea is doomed to failure one way or the other... LC
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