Re: NCRA Votes to Railbank NWP Willits to Samoa
Author: ron
Date: 02-22-2021 - 19:48
Paul the Accounting Guy Wrote:
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> Bob the Train Guy Wrote:
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> > Why rebuild a railroad for $1-2 Billion
> (possibly
> > with a trail) vs build a trail for $5 Billion.
> > Truth is, the cost for the trail would exceed
> the
> > cost of the rail line.
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> Not even close to true if you are talking about
> restoring the rail line to a minimum level of
> service.
Agreed.The idea of reopening the railroad is a non starter. People might be in favor of tax money to build a trail but there is no need for a railroad at any cost.There is nothing left to ship that would come even close to the cost to operate a railroad let alone make a profit.