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Actually, many of the ATK long hauls make money above-the-rail. Return to capital is a little dicier since it is a function of the vagaries of ATK's accounting system, which for years was entirely unrealistic and could be mainpulated at will to achieve the desired immediate political result. For example, for years 7/8 alone grossed more than all the metroliners combined, and didn't fall below the line except on a "fully allocated" basis, which meant ATK was charging inordinate amounts of OH to the route. Another example, ATK caught multiple times a few years ago charging AEM7's to 11/14 (long extension cords????). Same with Amcans, although not assigned to the route. <br /> <br />Even though it is old, pick up PTJ from about 1984 and read the series on ATK accounting, if you want to know why you can't look at historical data re: profitability of national system trains. <br /> <br />Hopefully Gunn will start cleaning up their act.
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