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[quote user="BT CPSO 266"][quote user="Bucyrus"] [quote user="BT CPSO 266"] [/quote] If railroads need new infrastructure, why should they ask congress for it?   What is the purpose of educating the public about the importance of railroads?   Why does industry need encouragement to move their warehouses closer to rail, and how would you encourage it do so?[/quote]   Well I think congress are the people to go to for money related to infrastructure. I mean think about it; the federal government pays for the trucking industry's infrastructure, why can't congress help out the railroads a bit by investing some money into increasing capacity and upgrading railroad routes to meet future needs that the railroads can't afford themselves fast enough to meet capacity needs.The railroads take care of themselves but don't have the money to invest in so much that needs to be done to meet the countries future economic needs. Most of the the nation's rail network is not built for 70-80 mph intermodal trains and their are slower coal, grain, and manifest trains slowing them down too. Plus even the short lines have slow speeds because the track isn't built for heavier & longer trains. More industries would use rail if it provide faster service. Encouraging businesses to move warehouses & distribution centers closer to terminals is pretty much explained in a recent issue of Trains magazine. I can't find it right now but it mentioned how big an issue the distance a truck has to travel between the terminal and the business. The closer the origin/destination is to the terminal; the better the chance rail will be a viable option.   As far as what I said about the the re-education of America, I'am talking about giving railroads a mention in school textbooks; acknowledged that trucks and planes aren't they only ones bring their stuff. May have speackers from the freight railroads and Dept of Transportation or FRA go around to speak to communities or hand out brochures or any informative materiel about RR's present in present day and future role in society. Even have a NBC Dateline special on the industry or have CNBC do a special on the industry. They done specials on not just industries but individual companies like Walmart, American Airlines, GM... How about Union Pacific's success story; through their ups and downs or even BNSF since it's gotten a lot of attention recently. Most people were is shock that someone actually bought a railroad; maybe this is the time to tell people why RR's are an good investment in our future. [/quote] Thank you for your clear spoken answers BT CPSO 266.  I will think about them and see if I can come up with some comments.  I have to be careful though, because this does get into public policy, and that is considered to be political on the forum.  I know which article you are referring to in Trains that discussed the truck/train terminal interface.  That was the article, WIRED UP by Scott  Lothes.  It was a highly political article.  Here it is:  <A href="http://www.railsolution.org/uploads/PDF/TRAINSarticle11-09.pdf">http://www.railsolution.org/uploads/PDF/TRAINSarticle11-09.pdf</A>
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