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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by CSSHEGEWISCH The issue that FM and others have not mentioned is: What is the traffic volume on the line to be abandoned? [/quote] Actual, historical, or potential? Actual is dependent on willing car supply from the connecting Class I's, historical is an indicator of customers lost due to the usual shenanigans of railroads over the years, while potential is based on what would move on the lines in a normal scenario if car supply/bottlenecks/et al could be ameliorated. Since BNSF isn't willing to supply cars when WATCO desires them, it is logical that traffic volumes will be low. If BNSF supplied the cars when needed, volumes would be high enough to allow the operator to make money on the enterprise (after all, the State is footing the bill for track maintenance!), as witnessed by the car supply from UP and subsequent higher traffic volumes on the ex-UP lines. Are you willing to use circular reasoning to suggest a chicken and egg justification for potential abandonment?
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