Harley O. Staggers must die ! Gloom! Despair! Agony!
Author: Stuck on Earth
Date: 12-15-2020 - 11:13
The Staggers Rail Act of 1980 limited the authority of the ICC, now the STB, to regulate rates only for traffic and where is Mr. Amtrak Jimmy Carter to save the day!?
John Wrote:
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> H.T. Jill Wrote:
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> > PSR this...PSR that...the sky is falling!
> >
> > PSR is here to stay so you may as well deal
> with
> > it. As I've stated before, different railroads
> > will tinker with the formula to find the proper
> > balance for their respective needs, but the but
> > the days of crews playing pocket pool and
> getting
> > big salareies for it are OVER.
> >
> > The government needs to tinker with a formula
> to balance the needs of shippers and the country.
> It's called railroad regulation. Our country's
> railroads are making record profits. The pendulum
> has swung too far in railroads and Wall Street's
> favor. Require railroads to serve all shippers at
> a fair rate.Limit train length.. Move the pendulum
> to the center.