[AT] Rail cars.

[Richard Fink Sr]

AS it should be
R Fink



At 07:21 PM 2/26/2008 -0500, you wrote:

>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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>Dave Merchant
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