Originally Posted by breezinup:
Not sure that's a good plan. It's a slippery slope. In a few years, the BNSF may then want the states to pony up money to keep the revised route open. Then what? Shut down the SW Chief entirely?
The "revised route" is in fact the main "TRANSCON", as BNSF referred to their main line from Chicago to Long Beach. I wouldn't be too concerned about states have to fund THAT.
