From: stephen@sprunk.org

On 08-Apr-14 16:18, Sancho Panza wrote:
> On 4/8/2014 3:04 PM, Stephen Sprunk wrote:
>> It's trains running on your beloved _freight_ network that lose enormous
>> amounts of money, almost entirely due to lack of capital investment,
>> which hurts both passenger _and_ freight service.
>>
> On the contrary, Union Pacific stock has been quite a strong performer
> for the last several years, and Burlington Northern has not been one of
> Berkshire Hathaway's shabbier contributors, either.

They don't run passenger trains, except under contracts where they're
guaranteed to turn a profit regardless of performance.

S

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