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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by Murphy Siding [quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by futuremodal [quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by edblysard You mean just like confusing a neutral switching terminal with a open access short line?[:0] Ed [/quote] And what is open access if not neutral? One of these days, have your sugar daddy look up the word synonym and all the associated versions thereof for you. Maybe then you'll be less prone to be flush with your self gratifying hair splitting obsession. [/quote] Dave-I think you're way out in left field on this one. Dave's railroad can't run a train in there, as it's not open access.[;)] [/quote] Obviously, I was using OA in the philosophical interpretation, since there is no de facto OA railroad in the USA. However, one of the advantages of OA is the introduction of neutrality to the operation of the infrastructure, which is in stark contrast to the traditional US railroad approach of closed access (aka owner of the infastructure is also the sole prima facie operator of the trains on that line as well). Ed's railroad does not favor one Class I connection over the other, and the shippers on Ed's line apparently have rail service access to all the Class I connections to Ed's shortline, e.g. intramodal competition. And OA is all about intramodal competition, right![^] Besides, it's fun getting Ed all riled by superimposing the OA label on his line when he is a dyed in the wool yellow dog closed access supporter.[:D]
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