Rollin B Wrote:
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> So far the writers in this string have failed to
> mention a few facts:
>
> BNSF opposed this transaction and indicated to the
> customers and the City of Kingman that it did not
> want Patriot Rail inserted between BNSF and the
> customers.
>
> BNSF will not absorb the additional cost of
> another profit requiring company to serve the
> customers. Patriot Rail wants more to serve these
> customers than BNSF's direct cost would be to
> serve them and the additional costs will have to
> be borne by the customers.
>
> BNSF does not now own or control any of the
> trackage on which this parasitic operation will
> take place and will not allow Patriot Rail to
> operate on BNSF trackage.
>
> For several years now BNSF has opposed such
> bleeder operations and has taken back direct
> control of contract operations on BNSF trackage
> except when internal customer switching
> requirements would produce costs higher than
> customers could afford to pay BNSF to perform.

Looks like this thread has already gone off the deep end, but as an FYI to everybody the only person who has the facts straight is Rollin B. Believe me he would know.