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Ed, The difference between the path the trucking idustry took to get to today's "more business than they can handle" scene, and the path the current U.S. railroad industry is taking to be able to say the same, is that no trucking company has ever had nor will ever have the power to enforce monopolistic actions upon any customer, while that same monopolistic attitude absent from the trucking industry is paramount to the railroads reaching that goal. No one can argue against any business taking actions that maximize profits, but one can argue that giving legal exemptions to that business to facilitate that profit maximization is just plain wrong. I would add that railroads are in a special catagory by themselves for no other reason than it is nearly impossible for any other company to enter that market under the closed access system. Compared to the need to secure new ROW to build new tracks, any other capital investment is a cakewalk. However, if the tracks were already there and available to any qualified operator(s), then entry into the railroading market would take on a whole new perspective. I'll just add this one thing: It is not necessary to tap the general fund of the U.S. Treasury to aid in constructing new rail capacity. There is still enough federally held land out there that could be doled out in land grants, which wouldn't cost taxpayer's a dime. There are also the options of tax credits and federal loan guarantees, neither of which takes present money out of the Treasury but which can affect future tax collections and spending options. Creative financing would be crucial to the construction of new rail capacity regardless of access issues. greyhounds - You seem to have emotional problems as well as problems grasping rather simple concepts and ideas. For the record, the term "captive intermodal" was around long before I came on the scene. Now, the links have been provided, but you apparently choose not to access them, so I guess I am just as justified to suggest that you are making up alot of stories about your alleged business. Apply your own standards to yourself, and you can see why any skeptic would doubt the basis of your statements as well. At least I provide the links and the references, you do not. Case closed.
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