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Passenger trains on freight lines are like large amounts of cheese to the human body.........total constipation! The world stops for Amtrak and a good trip for me can turn crappy in a hurry! Nothing like sittin' in a siding waiting for a delayed Amtrak to leave the station while I rot! Amtrak to a DS = ulcers. <br />I would love to see more freight on the rails...it is safer than having a 40 ton truck trying to squash me on the hiway. Rail is way more effecient too. On mixed freight and bulk commodities we average 1 horsepower per ton (with the exception of mountain grades, etc.). Do the math....40 ton truck 400-500 horsepower to move it = 10-12.5 horsepower per ton. Not very effecient. Just my 2 cents. <br />Ken
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