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[QUOTE]Originally posted by notelvis: [QB] Mr. Norman, I think you'll be pleasantly surprised when you read this book. Perhaps my point of view differs so much from yours to begin with that I came away with an entirely different message but to me the author does not seem to be promoting expansion of the LD trains and he does not seem to be merely a mouthpiece for NARP. His message is more along the lines of corridor development....to the point of separate rights of way for freight and passenger..... and improve intermodal connectivity. He seems (to me) to agree with the idea that the freight railroads should not bear the burden of increased passenger traffic unless some other entity is ponying up the money for infrastructure improvements to allow such higher capacity. He does hold the view that what LD's exist need to be preserved for network connectivity but stops short of endorsing any wholesale expansion. His treatment of the freight railroads is pretty even-handed with only the Union Pacific being portrayed less than favorably. That would be because he was reliant on second person reports to frame Union Pacific's position. Union Pacific was the one major Class I that did not grant the author an interview or face time with a media relations person during his research. The encounters with folks at BNSF, NS, and CSX were reported as delivered and absent the snarkiness you might hear from a foamer. Finally - the author goes to great lengthes to separate himself from the foamer set and I almost, almost believe him. The one thing that casts doubt is that he writes of taking the Thruway bus OVERNIGHT from his home in Marquette, MI to interface with the Amtrak system in Milwaukee. Any person who would endure an all-night bus ride to catch a passenger train is at least a little foamer I believe!!! [/QB][/QUOTE]
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