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<DIV>Richard,</DIV>
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<DIV>I think the predictions of greatly increased traffic on the Valley were
tied in with the expectation that a major intermodal terminal would now be
constructed somewhere near or north of Hagerstown on the CR Cumberland Valley
line. Supposedly NS had wanted to route much of its intermodal traffic
from the Northeast to the Mid-South down this line but Conrail was
not being cooperative. I think the expectation was that, with
Conrail's foot-dragging out of the way, NS would get to work quickly in setting
up the intermodal facility and rerouting traffic. I recently saw an
article (someone may have posted it on this site) announcing that NS is
finally going to do this. Makes you wonder if Conrail had really been
the major problem. Of course, the economy might have had something to do
with the delay, but there was a long period of economic and traffic boom between
the NS-Conrail merger and the present recession.</DIV>
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<DIV>Sam Putney</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, September 09, 2009 8:03
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Automatic Train Control in
N&WHS Newsletter</DIV>
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<DIV>Jimmy,</DIV>
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<DIV>As a certified Valley fan, sometimes I wonder why in the early days the
Valley line was often the first to get new technology and now it is usually
the last.</DIV>
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<DIV>Also, I was transferring some video to DVD the other night and I came
across the News 7 story about the first day of the Conrail takeover. The big
news was the expected traffic on the valley line was supposed to triple. They
put up all the signs that said, "warning, increased train traffic..." and
after a year or so they took them down. I was looking forward to the extra
traffic myself!</DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks,</DIV>
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<DIV>Richard D. Shell</DIV>
<DIV>"Nace" VA</DIV></FONT>
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