From: pschleif@speakeasy.org   
      
   On Tue, 8 Apr 2014 17:32:20 -0400, "conklin"   
    wrote:   
      
   >   
   >"Sancho Panza"  wrote in message   
   >news:xIZ0v.30025$Fj3.14043@fx09.iad...   
   >> 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.   
   >>   
   >>   
   >   
   >I thought it was only the RDU budget Steve could not read.  Now we all know   
   >it is ALL budgets he gets reversed.   
      
   Stephen was obviously referring to the Amtrak trains which run on the   
   freight network, so it's you two who have reading comprehension   
   issues.   
   --   
   Peter Schleifer   
   "Ignorance is easy and you get it for free"   
      
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