If you're Michael Ward, CEO of freight giant CSX, you say that lower speed limits "severely limit our ability to provide reliable freight service to our customers."
You and your fellow CEOs have even had one dozen meetings with White House officials to explain why slower speeds are not in the nation's best interest. You explain that your railroad should be allowed to determine the best speed for your trains.
Driving a car through a school zone, you don't have the right to determine your best speed.
Driving a truck on interstate highways, you don't have the right to determine your maximum speed.
But, if you're a multi-billion dollar railroad industry, you think you have the right to set the rules.
[Dr. Brasch is a former newspaper and magazine writer and editor. He is the author of 20 books, most fusing historical and contemporary social issues. His latest book is Fracking Pennsylvania: Flirting With Disaster. Justin Mikulka and Steve Horn of DeSmogBlog assisted.]
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