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Which of the following abandonded rail lines would you like to see re-built? 1. Former MILW Pacific Coast Extension 2. Former MILW from Sheldon, Iowa to Rapid City 3. Former MILW from Omaha to Savannah, Iowa or maybe it's Illinois 4. Former C&NW Cowboy Line 5. Former B&O Parkersburg line 6. Former SAL from Richmond to Jacksonville, Florida 7. Former NS/Nickel Plate from St. Louis to Toledo 8. The old Eire lines from Chicago and Cincinnatti to Cleveland 9. Former C&O from Chicago to Cincinnatti 10. Former Rock Island Choctaw route from Amarillo to Memphis 11. Former Rock Island from St. Louis to Chicago In my opinion I think all of them should be re-built, because I heard some projections from the census bureau which say that by 2040 there will be over 400 million Americans and perhaps as many as 500 million! Personally I think re-building number 1 would be good to take pressure off the congested BNSF and UP in the Southwest moving so much trade from Asia. Routes 5-9 would be good for freight by-passing a lot of congestion. Especially for route 6 since there is so much growth along the former ACL/I-95 corridor which I'm pretty sure will mean more passenger trains over the next 20-30 years. Number 10 would be a great complement to BNSF which would allow a very straight route from L.A. to Memphis and hook-up with the former Frisco to Birmingham and Mobile, with perhaps trackage rights to Atlanta. Number 11 would be good for passenger trains in Missouri since the former Mo-Pac is getting crowded. I know it sounds big and grand to many on this forum, but just look at how much the railroad industry has come back in the last 26 years! Not to mention how expensive fossil fuels are becoming as well as real estate for more freeways and airports. Not to sound too political, but looking at many trends I think much wiser folks will be elected later this year and in 2008 which will take us a lot closer to this vision. [:D]
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