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Is there a market for 79+ MPH Intermodal service in the US or does capacity issues kill the idea??
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Overmod, <br /> <br />I maybe an armchair but I don't think the CEO of the largest RR on the continent is! I don't think *** Davidson and his staff is running 60 MPH loaded coal trains because they wanted them to see them go fast. I think it was a slightly out of the box solution to operational problem on the super busy UP main through North Platte. I am sure they took the the higher wear and tear into account and besides a loaded coal train other than its tremendous weight is a uniform and relatively stable consist to run. <br /> <br />I know that the RR's don't have the vast army of MOW workers like they did in the past century and though mechanization has made tremendous strides a vastly larger work force might be needed to maintain the service levels that we are talking about here. <br /> <br />Perhap it is time that the Feds get involved here and maybe if not a direct subsidy but to forgive the RR's their property taxes on the ROW and apply them direct to mandating the RR's to maintain them to FRA Class 4 and 5 standards w/attendant cab signaling and /or PTC. They make the program a Dept. of Defense initative like when Pres. Ike did in the 50's with Interstate Highway System. Remember this is all in the public good and it would help The various High Speed Rail (110+ MPH) Programs get off the ground. <br /> <br />I am not a great fan of of completetly separated ROW's for Pass. and Frt unless you are talking about sustained TGV speeds, 150 MPH and better. From I seen over the years here in the NYC area it leads to "Rail Balkanization" whrer one side has no idea or appreciation to what the other does or needs. It has made Railfreight all but impossible to operate and expand here in NYC since the commuter RR's place unreasonable demands on the freight operators. When thirty years ago when both passenger and freight was operated by the private RR companies mixed traffic was not ever a real problem. <br />
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