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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Trainsandmore: [QB] Trainsmag.com just reported that Amtrak and BNSF are discussing the potential reroute of the Southwest Chief off the former Santa Fe "passenger main" via Raton, N.M.,and onto the freight main via Amarillo, Texas. BNSF spokesman Pat Hiatte saya the railroad will neither confirm nor deny rumors that it plans to shut down the Raton Subdivision. But an Amtrak official told a Kansas newspaper that rerouting the Chief is under discussion. "Right now, BNSF is very reluctant to talk. This is a very early, preliminary discussion, not something that is a proposal," Brian Rosenwald, the general manager of long-distance for Amtrak, told the Wichita Eagle. "But at this point,this is more than rumor." Rosenwald could not be reached for comment today. "We might listen and decide to fight any change," Rosenwald told the newspaper. "We might listen and decide it's not a bad idea." Last year, BNSF began a systemwide review of its 33,500-mile network with a goal of prunning 1000 miles' worth of low-density lines. The Raton route-with little freight traffic and the steepest main line grade in America-is almost certainly under review. BNSF won't rule any line in or out of that review, and has said it has no current plans to sell or abandon the line. But since the review process is ongoing and open-ended, the status of the Raton line could change at any point. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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