Nudge Wrote:
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> Boy, some people are just consumed with being
> power hungry. Those tanks are out in the middle of
> "bum f#*k Egypt". They are not a danger to anyone
> and SMART trains are not anywhere in the area and
> will not be in many years.
>
> Hell they can't even run on tracks now without
> breaking down or showing false signal indications.
> SMART is in the passenger business, not a common
> carrier freight railroad. But yet someone wants
> to throw his or her weight around just has to show
> a shortline railroad who is boss.
>
> NWP needs all the money it can get and that is
> allowed by the STB for freight railroads. Its too
> bad SMART is trying to gouge money out of NWP to
> fill their pockets for the mistakes they and they
> alone have made in their little rail venture. They
> should call it FART not smart. Some environmental
> jerk is in someones pocket. I hope the STB rules
> soon.
>
> Nudge

Did you read the decision? It's in the link the OP posted. That is the STB's ruling, which is based on the language in the contract NWP has with SMART. It's clearly mentioned in the ruling.