[AT] Rail cars.

[Dave Merchant]

The issue with signalled crossings / gates is that they must be
absolutely reliable in all weather conditions, otherwise someone
talking on their cell phone while listening to their IPOD will get hit by a 
train.

The trains usually win in these encounters.

Dave


At 06:42 PM 2/26/2008, Francis Robinson wrote:


>--On Tuesday, February 26, 2008 5:18 PM -0500 Dave Merchant
><nesys_com at ameritech.net> wrote:
>
> > No.
> >
> > Trucks run on roads maintained by public funds.
> >
> > Railroads pay for all their track + infrastructure, and then
> > pay taxes on what they've built. Part of the justification
> > for track reduction/elimination is to reduce tax liability.
> >
> > Trucks do pay use taxes, but it is questionable whether
> > they cover the road wear + damage they cause.
> >
> > Dave
>
>==========================================
>
>
>
>         I seem to recall reading that it cost more to install a RR 
> crossing with
>drop arms than to build a fairly long section of track.
>
>
>
>--
>"farmer"
>
>
>Francis Robinson
>Central Indiana, USA
>Robinson at svs.net
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