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[quote user="TheAntiGates"][quote user="futuremodal"] NSF honcho Matt Rose that the entry of DM&E into the PRB (aka the "increasing competition" parse) is bad for the railroad industry (aka the "anti-capitalist" parse)?  Or do you object to that particular framing? [/quote] My take on that would stem from a favorite saying by a very very wealthy former employer. He would always tell me that an absolute fool was the most threatening form of competition  you could ever have to face. Because they will drive themselves to the poor house trying to take business away from you. (fwiw) So, if the competition is destroying themselves and you in their struggle to gain market share, THAT is not good for capitalism [/quote] Oh brother! I suppose that DM&E is the "absolute fool" in your metaphor, wherein the entry of DM&E into the PRB will end up destroying all three railroads? Such pedanticism! Let's use that same analogy to describe what's going on in Montana - BNSF then would be the "absolute fool", abusing the monopolistic powers so much so that we end up with re-regulation of all the railroads. Based on what we've seen coming out of DC, which version of the metaphor has a better chance at experiencing reality? Personally, I think the metophor is a bit of an exaggeration in both cases.   Now, regarding deep dark conspiracy theories, how can you sit there and hype up some kind of internal DM&E plot, all the while ignoring the oddly out of character tactics of the Mayo boys?  Isn't it odd that Mayo is getting so absurding out of whack regarding DM&E's line improvement project, when.... A.  That line has been there for over a hundred years B.  Mayo located right next to the line of their own volition C.  Mayo has recieved some nice transportation benefits from this line over the years, and will probably continue to benefit as such D.  There are literally thousands of medical establishments located next to busy raillines across the nation, some far busier than the DM&E line will ever be, yet we hear not a peep of concern from those establishments Put 'em all together, and something fishy is going on, because with all the apriori evidence one would conclude that Mayo has nothing out of the ordinary to be concerned about, certainly not to the point of making an international incident out of the matter. Who's really behind the Mayo front?  Shouldn't we have access to all such pertinent information? Why all the secrecy? Oh, and not to *change* the subject [;)], but.....  BNSF is a NIMBY!
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