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<FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"> <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=verdana,geneva>I think this is part of what made BNSF attractive to Buffet.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN></FONT></P><FONT face=verdana,geneva> <o:p></o:p></FONT> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=verdana,geneva>The government wants the following:</FONT></P><FONT face=verdana,geneva> <o:p></o:p></FONT> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT face=verdana,geneva>1)<FONT size=2><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">      </SPAN>Electrification of rail.</FONT></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT face=verdana,geneva>2)<FONT size=2><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">      </SPAN>Use of rail corridors for new grid transmission to rail electrification and other uses.</FONT></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT face=verdana,geneva>3)<FONT size=2><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">      </SPAN>Wind farms where the wind blows and land is available.</FONT></FONT></P><FONT face=verdana,geneva> <o:p></o:p></FONT> <P mce_keep="true"><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>The use of rail corridors for electrical transmission will minimize the NIMBYS and speed up the transmission line approval process.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>The whole thing will be financed more by public money than by private capital. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I bet it will begin within five years unless we have a complete economic collapse in the meantime.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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