Re: BEFORE Trying To Simply Hike the Fuel Tax . . .

HarryNadds wrote:
> What "more efficient" ways are you referring to? Rail? ****p? Carrier
> pidgeon? You think long haul trucks are part of the problem?? You
> willing to put thousands of truck drivers out of a job??
What would make more sense would be to nationalize the railroad right of 
way so that it would be owned and maintained by the government the same 
as the highways, waterways, and air****ts.

Then- permit investors to go into business with the running gear in an 
open, and competitive free market rather than the regulated system the 
massive rail cor****ations now have.

Moreover, convert the rails to a new wide track design that could go 
much faster and carry loads wider than a box car. In this case, they 
could piggie back truck trailers or freighter containers side by side on 
flat cars, or use the flat cars to carry your car, at high speed, cross 
country. You could drive on a flatcar at the station, with the driver's 
side facing the front of the train, then drive off at your destination.

then, you'd only need gas for local driving. There's also a design to 
power the engine with coal, with high efficiency steam turbines and 
highly effective emission control, which would reduce air pollution as 
well as dramatically reduce the need for oil im****ts.