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Originally Posted by Stormer
Also the other thing that Railways demand when their Rail lines are moved is compensation for any extra distance. They will require a mileage payment for every single car that has to travel extra distance. For example if there are 200 Cars using the track per day they will charge per km ×200×365 days per year x 30 years or more. This can really add up.
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If I owned something, and voluntarily agreed to help a government out, I'd ask for it to be revenue-neutral too. Asking to be reimbursed for extra distance is completely reasonable - if I were a shareholder, I'd expect them to demand this.
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Originally Posted by BrutallyDishonest2
Which is why the federal government needs to change the legislation giving the railroads so much power.
In other words, ain't nothing happening. Ever.
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Exactly - it ain't happening.
Even if the political will were there (
it isn't - a battle with the railways would invariably have immediate & direct negative impacts on the resource & agricultural sectors), the court battles would drag on for decades. CN & CP have long & well-entrenched rights. For the feds to unilaterally change the legal rights the railways have, they'd need to be ready for a prolonged battle.
Short of nationalizing one or both railways, I don't see any politically palatable way for the feds to force the types of changes that people gripe about.