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Originally Posted by roger1818
I realize that, but with global warming and increasing highway congestion, we need to reconsider how we want to move goods. The problem is we are subsidizing the trucking industry by providing them with cheap access to highways but the railways have to pay for their own track. As a result, this change would require government intervention to encourage freight to be delivered closer to its final destination by rail. It would likely save the government money in the long run in reduced highway maintenance costs.
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If that were true, jurisdictions with toll highways, congestion charges and higher fuel prices would already have vibrant shortline freight rail sectors.
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