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Murphy - If the current ROW ownership remains intact, you're not going to have more than two or three TOC's to deal with in a cross country trek. You will have single entity intermodal firms pre-establishing runs between the major markets. You wouldn't have a situation of someone just showing up at a TOC's track with an unanounced handful of carloads, it is more likely that access will have to be scheduled in advance. <br /> <br />Don't forget under the current closed access system, a railroad with even a fraction of a mile of track in the two owner scenario can effectively bottleneck out any through runs, something the railroads have been doing for 25 years now since they were partially deregulated by Staggers. Under OA, the TOC's are only covering actual associated costs with passage. They will charge for wear and tear, slot bumps, and operational charges, plus a regulated profit margin, but they will not be able to bottleneck or throw down a paper barrier. This will do wonders for supply chain efficiency. <br /> <br />jeaton - So you think that utility regulation and anti-trust laws are socialist? Do you think the Interstate Highway System is socialist? What about public funding for education, is that socialist? Public land ownership? Business licenses? Hey, maybe you think the original railroad land grants were socialist!
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