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One point of interest - The AAR spokesman is quoted as saying, if paper barriers are outlawed, the Class I's will simply stop selling their branchlines to shortline operators and opt for abandonment instead. <br /> <br />My take - I think the rail shippers are calling the AAR's bluff on this one. For one thing, are there any Class I branchlines left out there that haven't been sold to shortline operators? Most of the branchlines have already been sold, and what's left is probably already captive (e.g. no physical connection with another Class I) and/or produces enough traffic to justify keeping it. Will the Class I's go to the extreme of repurchasing their old interconnected branchlines just so they can scrap them, rather than the slight possibility that the shortline in question might do business with a Class I competitor?
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