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Bob, <br /> <br />Unless you've been duct-taped in Ed's basement these past few decades, you probably would admit that imports into this country excede exports, which means inbound containers are all full while many outbound containers run empty. You would also know that intermodal profit margins for railroads are extremely thin and have been since the first piggyback experiments. Finally, take a look at where the railroads are spending money for track upgrades - it's the intermodal lanes, not the grain or coal lanes. One can only conclude that railroads are taking the money earned from grain and coal, spending it on improving intermodal lanes which will make it even easier to bring in goods from overseas, which will only put more pressure on the remaining U.S. producers who compete with imported goods to move or close shop. It is axoimatic at this point that the railroads are responsible to a certain degree for contributing to the trade deficit. They certainly aren't making it any easier to export out of the country.
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