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 "For this it gets essentially nothing." In 2013 the UP paid $765,812 in property taxes to Brewster County, Alpine, Alpine ISD, Big Bend Medical District, Marfia, and Marfia ISD.  It gets a return for these taxes in several forms. It gets police, fire, and EMS services for its crews passing through Brewster County or staying overnight in Alpine.  It gets fire protection for its buildings in Alpine and Marfia.  It depends on the local first responders in case of an accident. Approximately 75 per cent of the property taxes paid by the UP to Brewster county go for public schools.  The railroad has a vested interested in having a educated and skilled workforce.  Some of the graduates of the Alpine and Marfia public schools have gone to work for the railroad.  It is the same concept of people who don't have childern paying school taxes.  It is in society's interest to educate the young.   I am planning to open a new thread entitled "Do Railroads Pay Property Taxes" under General Discussion.  I will attempt to show, at least to anyone who takes the time to understand the U.S. Tax Code, that U.S. railroads recapture all of the property taxes that they pay.  In essence they don't pay any property taxes.  It just looks that way.
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