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<P mce_keep="true">[quote user="rrnut282"]Using reductions in CO2 production to justify electrification of railroading is a paper lion. Barring government mandate (most likely unfunded to make it worse) electrification will have to stand on its own merits.[/quote]</P> <P><FONT face=Verdana>Regardless of what anybody believes about the effects of CO2, congress intends to take action to reduce it, based on the belief that it is a big problem.</FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=verdana,geneva>These are the probable scenarios leading to near universal rail electrification:</FONT></P><FONT face=verdana,geneva> <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></FONT> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 36.75pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18.75pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.75pt"><FONT face=verdana,geneva>1)<FONT size=2><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN>A private business investment by the railroads similar to the decision to dieselize.</FONT></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 36.75pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18.75pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.75pt"><FONT face=verdana,geneva>2)<FONT size=2><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN>A government offer of public financing to railroads to make it financially feasible to voluntarily electrify.</FONT></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 36.75pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18.75pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.75pt"><FONT face=verdana,geneva>3)<FONT size=2><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN>A government law making carbon caps that raise the operating cost of railroads to the point that it is cheaper to electrify, coupled with government offer of public financing to railroads to make it financially feasible to voluntarily electrify.</FONT></FONT></P><FONT face=verdana,geneva> <o:p></o:p></FONT> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=verdana,geneva>Item #1 is unlikely because the cost is too high to justify the investment.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Item #3 is the most likely scenario.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT face=verdana,geneva size=2> </FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT face=verdana,geneva size=2></FONT></SPAN> </P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT face=verdana,geneva size=2>I believe that you are right in your assessment that the first action on this matter is likely to be on the BNSF.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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