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[quote user="solzrules"] I don't know what everyone is all fired up about.  The article mentions how railroads have benefited from the Staggers Act and de-regulation in 1981.  Yes, some people may not like the market based pricing they are paying, but an open and free market is essential to our economy and our way of life.  Introducing competition (DME) is a good way to maintain a  healthy industry that regulates itself.  It is kind of hard for a monopolistic railroad to charge exorbitant prices if another railroad can still make a profit with lower rates.  Perhaps captive shippers should consider location if they don't want to be served by only one railroad.  I hardly think that re-regulation of the railroads is going to solve anything.  We have one of the greatest rail systems in the world, in large part because it is a private system that HAS to be competitive to survive.  A heavily regulated semi-public system is prone to failure and mis-management.  Why go back to the dark ages? [/quote] You're right.  Why go back to the dark ages when we have the option of moving forward to the light?  Separate infrastructure from transporter operations, classify the infrastructure portion for what it is - aka, a de facto utility - and govern it like we do all such utilities, then let the transporters run free relative to their multimodal brethern aka trucks, barges, etc. The status quo will not remain, so it's one way or the other.  Take your pick.
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