W-G,
Are you at all concerned that the “maintenance” you speak of would be performed by the same actors who “maintained” the collapsed I-35 bridge in Minneapolis and “maintained” the collapsed I-95 bridge in Greenwich, Connecticut?
How would you go about making an unaccountable government agency take (not “talk”) responsibility for the safety of rail passengers?
Class I US railroads make annual capital expenditures of over $200,000.00 per mile of track owned and yet charge the lowest freight rates in the world. One wonders whether Willie or any of the other rail fans on this forum actually have any transportation (or business, for that matter) experience.
Are you at all concerned that the “maintenance” you speak of would be performed by the same actors who “maintained” the collapsed I-35 bridge in Minneapolis and “maintained” the collapsed I-95 bridge in Greenwich, Connecticut?
No, not at all.
Passengers weigh a lot less than heavy freight,
and won't be collapsing any bridges.
When you’re done reading Willie’s answer, go to Google and type in something to the effect of: “passenger train wrecks bridges”.