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Wellstone ruled

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2. If one follows Railroads as a fan,

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Thu Jun 23, 2016, 12:59 PM

Jun 2016

yes,there are miles and miles of trackage that is in bad shape. Always said,they seem to let the Insurance Companies worry about their lack of Maintenance. Seems to me,in certain situations the cost of a derailment and cleanup is born by Amtrak.

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