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Article #1412Re: Cost of public vs. private transportation
From: Marty Ryba
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 17:14
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 17:14
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Almost proof positive of the *huge* subsidies for highway transport is the ability of long-haul trucking to beat freight railroads for many shipping tasks. Granted, the railroads are partly to blame for bad service, etc., but considering all the disadvantages of trucking that should lead to higher costs, the difference should be overwhelming. Freight railroads receive paltry-to-none Federal or local assistance. Even ConRail pays for itself, including all roadbed and track maintenance. Trucking is being subsidized by cars, plus any locally-provided highway funding. Just my $0.02 - take it for what it's worth -- Dr. Marty Ryba | Generation X: Group 101 - Radars 'R Us | MIT Lincoln Laboratory | Too young to be cynical, ryba@ll.mit.edu | too old to be optimistic.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!cis.ohio-state.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!uwm.edu!rutgers!micro-heart-of-gold.mit.edu!xn.ll.mit.edu!ll.mit.edu!ryba From: ryba@ll.mit.edu (Marty Ryba) Newsgroups: sci.physics Subject: Re: Cost of public vs. private transportation Message-ID: <1992Jul23.171406.9239@ll.mit.edu> Date: 23 Jul 92 17:14:06 GMT References: <1682D8C4F.MEDELMA@cms.cc.wayne.edu> Sender: news@ll.mit.edu Reply-To: ryba@ll.mit.edu (Marty Ryba) Organization: Group 101, MIT Lincoln Lab. Lines: 17 Originator: ryba@ll.mit.edu (Marty Ryba)