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<p>[quote user="cx500"]I believe under the concept of reciprocal switching there is a fixed rate, probably <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva;font-size:small;">much the same whether it is 1 mile or 25 miles. Say it is $500 a car. [/quote]</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva;font-size:small;">Well you can create actual competition that will result in a fair rate by allowing one competing railroad to share the track with the track owner. Or you can just set a fair rate for both railroads to use where they do not compete by mutual access to the shipper. But then we are back to the government setting rates, which many have said will not be good. </span></p> <p><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva;font-size:small;">In reading more about this, I conclude that reciprocal switching and other types of anti-monopoly schemes almost defy a clear and simple explanation. They all are forms of reregulation based on the premise that railroads are using monopoly power to the detriment of society. </span></p> <p><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva;font-size:small;">The link I posted above makes an excellent point about largest objective being that <em><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">REGULATION SERVES THE REGULATORS</span></strong></em>. I believe we are entering an era in American history where that painful lesson may finally be learned, although too late.</span></p>
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