From: Phil.Kane@nov.shmovz.ka.pop   
      
   On Thu, 11 Apr 2019 15:00:01 -0700 (PDT), hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:   
      
   >One thing I do believe is that the brick wall we now have between   
   >passenger and freight ought to be removed.  It's ludicrous to have   
   >two side-by-side tracks, one dedicated to psgr, one to freight,   
   >with tie-ups on both, when a double track line would be more fluid.   
   >(I saw this personally with a once two track line converted to   
   >two single-tracks--many more delays).   
   >   
   >Anyway, freight service would benefit would new lines built with   
   >modern skills that were lower and straighter.  Geez, NS is still   
   >using the ancient Pennsy route across Penna.   
      
   You do realize that  Amtrak was the last-ditch effort by the Federal   
   government to keep passenger service alive when the freight railroads   
   were dumping the service in the 1960s.  Amtrak Long Distance uses the   
   host freight rail network only because the government forces them to   
   do so, not because they have warm places in their hearts for passenger   
   service, especially operated by "others".   
      
   This subject has been kicked around for years on the RailfanLegal   
   Yahoo group where I spend lots of electrons.   
      
   Phil Kane   
   Beaverton, OR   
      
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