Juppo Wrote:
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> Last time I checked, northbound through auto
> trains, albeit empty were not repos. It's not a
> fortune producing operation, but it is through
> trains. It still baffles me how many foamy
> foamers seem to be more concerned with railroad
> company revenues and trivial amounts of tax dollar
> subsidy than enjoying the damn hobby.
>
> I bet if they ran repos over the Modoc Line (if
> track were intact) half the foamers in the state
> would be there. Keep this in mind as the cans,
> empty autos, Scumtrak and anemic Santa Margarita
> turns keep the rust off north end of the Coast.

Do the math. How much does it cost to keep a mainline open per mile? Look at the forementioned trains and their frequency. Then factor in the few sheckels that Amtrak pays UP for the Starlight. Is the Coast Line viable? The answer is no. They can pull the plug at any moment. That's why foamy foamers want to see some revenue generating traffic return, or it will go the way of the Modoc.

Sam Reeves
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