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Gilbert B Norman wrote: ↑Wed May 24, 2023 7:11 am You have as good as implied that the PAS, or at least the B&M though Hoosac Tunnel, is now just a Short Line handling what traffic they have from on-line industries to a Class I, Chessie or Topper, interchange.With ~1/4 - 1/3 of PAS' current carload (non-intermodal, auto, unit train) traffic overhead through the Hoosac Tunnel, providing physical connection between the Class 1's or another carrier, within an area railroad network that has been disaggregated to individual short lines and regionals over time with some added complication within the relationships, including deregulated-era haulage rights added to conventional trackage rights and interline or junction settlement, and how the acquisition deal has been structured with additional rights. open-gateway conditions, and neutral management in the light of strategic possibilities, my take is that it's just too soon to dismiss a continuing overhead role moving forward.
