03-09-2015, 07:40 AM
Foreign railroads are often government owned. these are as necessary to the overall transportation picture. Remember, transportation is necessary to industry and national defense as well. The problem in the United States is that the federal government has a lot less influence on these matters than people realize. States have a lot more say in the use of federal dollars than the fed does.
Railroads in the northeast at the time of the creation of Conrail also had a problem with customer bases because a lot of the jobs had shifted to the south from the northeast (and subsequently overseas).
For reasons of national security, railroad infrastructures should be maintained to the highest standards. No one knows when, where, or the size of the next conflict that the United States will face.
Railroads in the northeast at the time of the creation of Conrail also had a problem with customer bases because a lot of the jobs had shifted to the south from the northeast (and subsequently overseas).
For reasons of national security, railroad infrastructures should be maintained to the highest standards. No one knows when, where, or the size of the next conflict that the United States will face.
Mike Kieran
Port Able Lines
" If the world were perfect, it wouldn't be " - Yogi Berra.
Port Able Lines
" If the world were perfect, it wouldn't be " - Yogi Berra.