Edit post

Edit your reply below.

Post Body
Enter your post below.
[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by jeaton [Frankly, I don't care if open access is labeled socialistic, communistic, capitalistic or any other label that exists or might be invented. My oposition to the concept is, for all the reason that have been noted on this forum, due to the fact that the only place where it will exist as a viable transportation option is in your dreams. [/quote] Your last sentence shows you have no grasp of reality. OA in the railroad sector exists and is growing all over the world exept for NA. OA exists for highway, waterway, airway, transmission, telecommunications, and pipelines in the US. Railroads are but the last remnent of an anachronistic approach to transportation development via the closed access system, and it's only a matter of time before the pressure being put on Congress forces them to act in some manner to address the negative consequences of current U.S. railroad policy. The likely result of that congressional action will be a return to rate regulation, so you are correct in implying that OA is less likely to see the light of day. Which is too bad, because something WILL happen, so in effect if you are not for OA, then by default you are for re-regulation.
Tags (Optional)
Tags are keywords that get attached to your post. They are used to categorize your submission and make it easier to search for. To add tags to your post type a tag into the box below and click the "Add Tag" button.
Add Tag