Paul, I think you remember right. I believe there was legislation to allow abandonment of unused/no traffic right-of-way. It was a positive step toward reforming the transportation system...even if late and not quite enough. :-) Bob S.
Paul wrote: > Wasn't there some late seventies legislation that eliminated many of > the government regulations that required railroads to maintain > unprofitable spur lines? I did advertising for the Association of > American Railroads in the early 1980s. I recall doing a series of ads > that were intended to combat the coal companies efforts to repeal > legislation that had removed restrictions from railroad operations. I > remember one ad that featured a quote from Thomas Jefferson. It was > something like, "Business will manage best when left to manage for > itself." Those might not be Tom's exact words, but, hey, it > was twenty years ago or more. > Paul
