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Gregg, <br />I am not in favor of subsidizing any transportation system, air, highway, water or rail. With the exception of a few northeastern railroads, railroads have paid their own way for a very long time. It is true that most, if not all, were subsidized in the beginning. However the strong roads have paid their own way for many, many years. Only the weak have failed. It should be the same with other modes of transportation. If they can't pay their way, get off the pot. I do not travel nearly as much as I did before I retired 15 years ago, but I think there is no doubt that truck traffic has more than doubled since then. Just yesterday I counted 150 tractor-trailers in one 12 mile stretch of interstate highway. I remember, before I retired, not counting that many in 75 miles of interstate, in the same general area. Why would I want to count them? Working for a railroad I was very aware of the traffic that could possible be on the rails and off the highways. Trucks are not completely responsible for congestion around metropolitan areas, but they sure contribute greatly to it.
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