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Finally I see a topic as far fetched as I like to dream. I've heard arguments and even done some curious digging on how one might try to open up an old rail line. I came up with a figure of roughly 1,000,000 dollars a mile no matter if the line was preexsisting or not. although when you want to try and pull a dream into reality ,being able to show it once was real helps. Me I was looking at the former LS&MS {NYC} that ran through my town. I researched and found this line's only real problem was Vanderbuilt underestimated the NKP and then diverted way too much funding away from the line until it basicly collapsed from lack of upkeep. Don't get me wrong, I am a locomotive in front ,caboose in back ,romantic railfan. But finding out this line was electrified and ran steeple cabs and trolly cars was an interesting fact to uncover, as well as the fact that the line did not survive on freight traffic, but passenger traffic!!!! And what is one of the biggest complaints of potentual rail passengers??? Trains don't really go anywere!!! <br />Lets not forget that most of the lines in question were not built for freight customers!! When these lines came into being was in an age before automoblies and super highways. Passengers were a big reason one town was connected to another by rail 100 years ago. I am one for seeing these lines returned..not for freight but passengers as they were originally intended for. Of course I have been a student of history enough to realize that when the freight railroads gave up their passenger business they lost a lot of public favor. I think they gave up too soon and why they are afraid to resume a potentually profitable business is beyond me....perhaps costs are a bit high to risk it. <br />Anyway, I believe that if some of these segments were relaid in light rail {why does that sound like cussing to me??} and the railroad actually does go were people commute to everyday then you have a good reason to restore any old right of way. I can see it happening....maybe not in my life time but one day there won't be any oil left at all anywere. and the wisdom of our for fathers cutting these paths to everywere will come back to light
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