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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by tomubee LC: Railroad bridges were built to last, but how long? How old is the MacArthur bridge in St. Louis? How old is the Merchant's brige? How old is the KCS bridge north of St. Louis? How old is the Illmo bridge or the bridge at Pine Bluff? How old are the Port Perry and Ohio Connecting bridges in Pittsburgh? How old is the former P&LE bridge at Monaca, Pa? The next question should be how long were they meant to last? The best maintained rail bridge in North America is the Huey P. Long bridge in New Orleans which was completed in 1932. Keep the faith, but I think now is the time to consider a balanced surface transportation policy that involves all methods of ground transport. I feel we've been lucky so far as rail bridges are concerned. [/quote] No doubt. As I said above rail bridges need help. So do highway bridges in many areas. Real thoughtful and focussed financial help for our rail system is needed. I have no disagreement with that. What I disagree with is the quickness to blame the railroads for not earning the cost of capital where the competition is subsidized and the customers are doing their best to usurp railroad revenues with BS ideas like "Open Access". I'll bet those big mines and mills wouldn't open their facilities for use by generic brands competing with them. Why should the railroads? LC
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