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I think that is only part of the story. The RRs were required to grant the Fed Gov a large discount on freight rates, and maybe passenger rates also. That requirement has only "recently" expired. It is estimated that the amount of the government's discount totaled many times what the RRs could have bought the land for at the time they received the land grants. <br /> <br />Also, how many airlines have built their own airports or air traffic control centers? Indeed, it is common for port autorities and municipalities to grant tax exemptions, reduced tax rates, free use periods, and other perqs to get airlines to locate their hubs or maintenance facilities at their airports. I don't recall ever hearing of any similar arrangement offered, let alone given, to any RR.
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