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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by Junctionfan</i> <br /><br />I know. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Anything including the CTC signals that needs power, gets its own wind turbine or solar modual or something like that. All power imput is controlled by the railroad and excess power can be sold by the railroad, to the cities. Would something like this work? <br />[/quote]That is an astoundingly great idea, One problem The admendments to the Utility Holding Acts of 1934 amended in1939. This act as amended had much to do with the demise of the Baltimore and Annapolis Interurbans forbidding the very idea that you are placing forward. F.D. Roosevelt and his New Deal Crowd pretty much put an end to that idea. By the way its a good idea. Then utilities would be allowed to keep the heat rates up in their reactors and power boilers, transmission scheduleing would be greatly simplified and interstate transmission between utilities more efficent.
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