From: stephen@sprunk.org   
      
   On 08-Apr-14 16:18, Sancho Panza wrote:   
   > On 4/8/2014 3:04 PM, Stephen Sprunk wrote:   
   >> It's trains running on your beloved _freight_ network that lose enormous   
   >> amounts of money, almost entirely due to lack of capital investment,   
   >> which hurts both passenger _and_ freight service.   
   >>   
   > On the contrary, Union Pacific stock has been quite a strong performer   
   > for the last several years, and Burlington Northern has not been one of   
   > Berkshire Hathaway's shabbier contributors, either.   
      
   They don't run passenger trains, except under contracts where they're   
   guaranteed to turn a profit regardless of performance.   
      
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