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On a recent Amtrak trip from Chicago to Los Angeles, I noticed one or two flatbed trailers on intermodal railcars. I saw them about 10 - 20 miles west of LAUPT on BNSF. I was not aware that anyone was using flatbeds in intermodal service. Does anyone have information about this? Was this experimental...

Why don't RRs pay for their own ROW modification and expansion in in the crowded and congested Chicago rail yard area? Recent news reports show tens of millions of dollar are going to be spent to improve rail traffic flow in and around Chicago over the next few years. Government underwrites too much...