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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by futuremodal</i> <br /><br />Whether there is "lying" going on or not is irrelevent to the key issue of the lack of competition among the Class I's. A monopoly can be as honest as a day is long, and still be a detriment to the GDP. The irrefutable fact is this: North American railroads' current service and rate structures favor overseas imports over domestic producers. That in and of itself is the best reason to bring anti-trust legislation to the fore. <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />Container ships are lined up with imports waiting to be unloaded. That being the case, It simply makes sense from the railroads' point of view to service this large and growing sector over the domestic producers, which offer a smaller margin. I may not love UP, but I'm not going to blame the trade deficit on Uncle Pete!! And with the advent of the interstate highway system and the trucking industry, trains don't have a monopoly on moving freight.
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