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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by DPD1</i> <br /><br />[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by Limitedclear</i> <br /><br />Andrew - <br />I was being a bit flip with my response above, but just like with any new business opportunity, transloading, putting in a new switch, siding for a customer or team track; the cost benefit has to pencil out. Can't tell you more without specifics... <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />There can also be other non-rail factors involved... Many railroads still own a lot of the properties next to their mains... In that scenario, the new business as a whole might make them the real money. The track, or even the rail service itself, might only be something to sweeten the real deal... Which is in the real-estate. <br /> <br />Dave <br />http://www.dpdproductions.com <br />- Featuring the TrainTenna Railroad Scanner Antennas - <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />It is extremely rare in this day and age to have a line sold to a short line with any significant amount of property. Those days are long gone. Usually the line is stripped to its bare essentials and any outparcels sold before the line is even offered for sale. <br /> <br />LC
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