Bob2.
I have no objection to the railroad being brought back to operating condition as long as it is accomplished with cash investment by PRIVATE ENTERPRISE and the private sector. NOT TAXPAYER DOLLARS. Private enterprise has a vested interest in making it operate at a profit. Political bodies don't know how or care to operate anything at a profit, they just serve-up huge portions of money from the public cash register. When it fails, they wring their hands and throw more money at it. Get the politicians and the government till out of it. It has been demonstrated in the past why private enterprise got out of it (It lost gobs of money) but, who knows, maybe there is someone in private enterprise today with enough innovation and a fresh approach to make it work.
R.E.Rail