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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by CSSHEGEWISCH The analogy cited by futuremodal is slightly off-base. The abandonments cited would be more like the ripping up of the old 2-lane undivided highway (with stoplights and going through the middle of town) because all of the through traffic went over to the parallel Interstate. Why should a branch line be maintained when service outside of the grain rush is minimal at best? A good rate won't generate traffic from non-existent sources. [/quote] An Interstate replacement of an old two lane road is usually a stone"s throw away, e.g. it is closely parallel. The "parallel" alternatives to the Milwaukee, RI, or Modoc abandonments are more often than not hundreds of miles away. Also, with Interstate replacements of two lane roads, there is no shift of revenue traffic from one carrier to another, so shippers who used to transport via the old two lane road are still able to use the same carriers via the new four lane freeway, and they can do so with better economies of scale. Plus, the old two lane road remains as an access road except where there are no online users. Again, there really is no counter modal equivalent to a railroad abandonment.
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