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As we all know fuel is an enormous expense for the railways, and I was just wondering what kind of taxes railways pay on their diesel fuel? Are they paying the exact same taxes on fuel that truckers pay? Here's a thought.... since railways pay for 100% of their own infrastructure, and trucks get a free ride, why don't the US and Canadian governments offer tax breaks on fuel to the railways.... It seems like it would at least make things a little bit more fair between trucks and trains, and offer the railways a large savings in diesel prices... Even if the governments would only offer savings of 10 - 20 cents a gallon, that would still leave the railways with a pile of ca***hat they could put towards infrastructure.... If the government isn't going to help the railways directly with their infrastructure, why not at least subsidise them indirectly through a fuel discount... Surely the railways would have a pretty good argument. [?]
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