Reasons to Support Railroads

The link below leads to a document sponsored by BNSF and CN.

http://www.istc.illinois.edu/about/SeminarPresentations/20091118.pdf

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I've been criticized recently for an op-ed in the Bellingham Herald that, as usual, folks cherry picked to support their criticism. I never said I support coal trains, I never said I support coal usage and I never said I support a coal terminal at Cherry Point.

I *do* support an increase in rail traffic around this country, esp. since folks continue to buy stuff in increasing quantities and that 'stuff' has to get moved somehow. On land we can't move goods more efficiently than on rail so that's why I support rail.

I also support the EPA's soon to be released new rules on pollution sources, so maybe we can see a big transformation in the locomotive fleet soon that goes beyond Tier 4 standards.