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Hey dumbass, I've about had it up to here with conspiracy morons who see the sun rise in the east, set in the west, and immediately come screaming into here in an abject panic about how "The sun clearly revolves around the earth, any non-RINO with a 5th-grade reading level can see it!" Post idiotic tinfoil crap and I'll respond appropriately.

Look bud, I've worked for a railroad (union, not mgmt) and am somewhat familiar with what is going on. It isn't anything sinister like that chicken little Corsi concludes. He adds 1+1 and gets 7. Well calm down, the answer is simply 2. Basically west coast ports are reaching buildout, and imports are overflowing into east coast ports, Canadian ports (Vancouver is also nearing capacity, hence the move to upgrade Prince Rupert to handle large container ships) and soon Mexican ports. Until the Panama Canal is expanded only the smaller ships can reach east and gulf coast ports, so for some types of cargo is most advantageous to unload on the west coast and rail to the interior.

I've also researched some of the toll road proposals, and they are simply about meeting increasing travel demand in Texas, some of which is pass through trade. But every 3-4 years Texas adds the equivalent population of another Austin area, most of that growth along the I-35 corridor. It is cheaper and affects far fewer property owners to build a freeway in the country than to expand the existing I-35 a similar amount through the urban areas, hence the choice of route. By letting a toll company build and operate it (but not own, it will still be a Texas road) the state won't have to spend any taxpayer money to double capacity and it will get built 10 years sooner than if the state was paying for it. BTW, are you aware that the tollway Corsi bitches about will be built only from San Antonio-Dallas by 2015, with the extensions to the Oklahoma and Laredo borders not until 2025? If this is some grand Mexican conspiracy, why the 10-year delay in connecting to the border? Funny how Corsi left that info out.

So what if they are going to eventually use trucks, too? That's simply good business sense, not all producers are close to rail intermodal terminals. In fact there are only a handful in Mexico, and a handful more in Texas. KCS railroad (the only railroad serving the KC site) only has 2 in Texas, with plans for a 3rd. Big deal.

Corsi and one of his kook lemmings had a rant today about how there was actually going to be a sovereign consulate at the KC site, and how this was going to somehow destroy our country. Never mind that there have been numerous embassies and consulates all over this country for 2 centuries.

Calm down, do some research, read beyond these kook conspiracies rantsites, get some actual facts, and use logic and common sense. You'll be able to relax and save your energy for things that actually are of concern, instead of hunting for witches.

So what if they are going to eventually use trucks, too? That's simply good business sense Not if you are an American Trucker. Not if you are a family dirving on the highway going to visit other family on the 4th of July and are slammed into by a substandard driver with substandard equipment. (you did know that with all your expertise that Mexican drivers and trucks DO NOT have to pass our rigorous standards?) Not if you are a civilian that get killed from a WMD loaded onto a mexican truck, driven all the way to Kansas City before it passes "border" inspection. It seems you are just like many in this so-called conservative adminsitration, you favor "the green" over the Red, White, and Blue.

By letting a toll company build and operate it (but not own, it will still be a Texas road) the state won't have to spend any taxpayer money to double capacity First, you are already incorrect. The "private road" is being funded in part by the new fines on traffic violations. From the Official site:............ "Other funding options include leasing right of way, toll revenues, and state and federal funds."(that means our Taxes)........"it is possible that traditional gas tax funding may be used in some capacity." Hrmmm... raising taxes on citizens so a foreign company and its shareholders can "profit". Sounds like a fleecing agreement to me. ....... Dont forget, Texas has introduced a new "points system" that one ticket not only requires a Texan to pay a fine but an ANNUAL PAYMENT for 3 years..... "Drivers who receive a conviction for any of the following offenses that occur on or after September 1, 2003 are required to pay an annual surcharge for three years from the date of conviction.".......nearly 50% of those funds go to the Texas Mobility Fund...aka... THE TRANS TEXAS CORRIDOR. Look it up. Then perhaps you can give us ONE example of a major toll road that actually operates at a profit?

Basically west coast ports are reaching buildout...

Actually, you're missing another important consideration. Port of Long Beach longshoremen are pulling down $150K a year and there have been near zero improvements in efficiency thanks to union stonewalling. The longshoremen are basically holding the US consumer hostage. A little competition may be good, but I'd personally like to see just enough Mexican and Canadian competition to get back to wage parity. I've got multiple graduate engineering degrees and >20 years of experience and I'm not making that kind of coin.