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[quote user="Murphy Siding"][quote user="futuremodal"][quote user="Murphy Siding"] <P>[quote user="solzrules"]And I would argue that this project has very tangible benefits to the public at large, even though it is a private rail company that is getting the money. It could reduce truck traffic (with associated wear and tear) on the freeway systems, which would reduce fuel consumption and reduce the need to rebuild freeways every 20 years. It would reduce pollution because trains are much more efficient than trucks doing the same amount of work. [/quote]</P> <P> A disclaimer first: If DM&E was such a good thing, private financing would have been a slam-dunk. Sure,as a railfan, this would be a pretty neat deal. As a private citizen, I have doubts about them pulling it off. In my mind, there are a lot of unanswered questions, about how this is going to be profitable enough to work.</P> <P> As for the post above, by solzrules: Wouldn't it just be a matter of a different train hauling the coal and grain, verses the one that's hauling it now? I don't see where this will take any traffic from trucks. Their intention, is to take coal hauling business from BNSF and UP, after all.</P> <P>[/quote]</P> <P>Let's clear up something right now before this goes any further. </P> <P>To all of you who are complaining or otherwise stating misgivings about DM&E's federal aid, why do you same people make no mention in the same vein regarding:</P> <P>NS's use of public money to fund their little double stack clearance project? </P> <P>Or the State of Washington providing public aid to purchase the WATCO lines?</P> <P>Or the State of South Dakota effectively subsidizing BNSF's purchase of the Core Lines?</P> <P>Or the nation's taxpayers paying for part of the Alameda Corridor?</P> <P>Ect., etc., etc.?</P> <P>Is not what's good for the geese also good for the gander?</P> <P>[/quote]</P> <P> I agree. Therefore, you'd certainly have no issue with Uncle Sam guaranteeing a $2Billion loan to BNSF & UP to upgrade their PRB coal lines to increase capacity, and decrease our dependance on foreign energy sources-right?[;)]</P> <P>[/quote]</P> <P>BNSF and UP have up to now scammed much much more than a present value of $2 billion from Uncle Sam, both in the form of those old land grants, and in the form of their anti-trust exemption aka lack of enforcement of competitive caveats in Staggers.</P> <P>No soup for them!</P>
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