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[quote user="Murphy Siding"][quote user="futuremodal"] Ed, Michael, and John,Apparently there is a misperception of something I said that has been taken the wrong way. [/quote][:O]I fear that since you didn't mention me by name, that I must be taking your words the right way![:P]     I do see one major flaw in your theory.  I see the DM&E differently, I think, because I'm closer to it all.  Kevin Shaeffer has said many times, that the DM&E has to get into the PRB to survive (independantly).  Without the PRB coal, there is literally nothing on the line, now or in the future, worthy of a $4 Billion dollar investment.  There's just not going to be enough traffic, no matter how high the margins are.[/quote]What Kevin Shaeffer said may have had more to do with lobbying for the loan than it does for DM&E's actual independence prospects sans a PRB entry.  I posted the thoughts of a rail analyst twice on this thread regarding DM&E's prospects post-loan rejection.  Did you perchance actually read it?Regarding having CA Holdings present a PRB entry railroad under the umbrella of a separate entity than that of DM&E or IC&E, isn't that exactly how BNSF is promoting the Tongue River project?  The problem with the rejected loan application (hindsight being 20/20[;)]) is that it put all the eggs in one basket.  Hmmmmm.......perhaps if CA Holdings had proposed a type of TTX-style railroad into the basin.............let's see......what's that called again?[:-,]
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