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Railroads have in the last 30 years: <br /> <br />Abandoned Rights of way <br />Abandoned full crews. They now seek permission to operate just one man crews <br />Abandoned industries that produce just 1-10 cars a day <br /> <br />Signed contracts for unit trains and focus on intermodal. <br />Acquired each other until BIGRAIL USA is the only company remaining in the USA. <br />Lost the ability to get into little towns to glean several loads a day to make up trains that will cross the country. <br /> <br />Fed Ex, UPS, ABF, Roadway continues to chip away at the small package delivery. <br /> <br />In my town I counted about 8 sidings that are pernamently disconnected from the railroad. It will take a great deal of work and money to reactivate the industries. And for what? 10 cars a day? It will actually cost money and time to send a local out to get these cars. <br /> <br />Trucking can take these 10 cars and have them 3 states away by the time the local crew gets to my town with that train.
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