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lvrr325 wrote: ↑Fri May 29, 2020 3:37 am CSX owns a chunk of NYS&W, so that shouldn't be an issue.What unit trains did the Finger Lakes run, and what was the problem with them?
Finger Lakes already tried the unit trains over the Auburn and it didn't go very well.
Literally all they have to do is change a few words, from "never" to "maybe someday if a need arises" more or less. I would expect if CN changed their mind and wanted it they'd just have to pay out CSX for it.
Ironhorse27 wrote:So essentially Finger Lakes got caught with its hand in the cookie jar and CSX is slapping them. It must have been some substantial traffic Finger Lakes was chasing.I'm not a huge FGLK fan but they are not stupid. I have a hard time seeing that they would go far enough in poaching traffic from CSX as to jeopardize the working relationship they have built up all these years. They have too much already invested in what they already have to risk alienating their primary connection. Disagree with CSX? Of course. Have some "what if?" conversations with a few shippers? Not unlikely, and also not unethical. But get caught doing something serious? I would be surprised. Over the years FGLK has shown itself to be very adept at playing the political end of things, and in this case I'm not talking government politics, but rather the whole getting-along-with-those-you-need-to-get-along-with stuff.