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Permalink Reply by gary smith on October 31, 2012 at 10:46am

railroads are a nightmare to work with. having crossed under them on sewer,water and gasline projects, it takes forever to get a right-of-way and anything else they can think of they make diffucult. goes back to their beginnings. they were a powerhouse in this country.

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Permalink Reply by Ragnars Repo on October 31, 2012 at 11:09am

The pipline is the enemy of the rail car.

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Permalink Reply by gary smith on October 31, 2012 at 11:26am

bingo.

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Permalink Reply by Ragnars Repo on November 1, 2012 at 4:23am

Mabye not directly.

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Permalink Reply by Jed Clampett on November 2, 2012 at 8:06am

Yes, they do and quite often.  Sometimes it may take time to get the proper agreements but it does happen quite often.

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Permalink Reply by Shon Lenzo on November 2, 2012 at 11:25pm

I have gotten right of way for gas pipeline to go under the CSX railroad tracks.
It costs $5000, more or less...
It took six months, but I got it through.
You can get that through, it just takes time and is annoying to do.
The railroads aren't making as much as they once did.
Now they see the tracks as their line, and if you want to cross that line,
You will have to pay.
Imagine how much they must make from these kind of things.
It is one of the ways they stay in business nowadays....

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