Their ownersworry thatthe plans will demand expensivetrain-controltechnology that freight traffic could do without. They fear a reduction in the capacityavailable to freight.
In entirely too many cases, the answer is fear not of physical death, but instead fear of our financial demise, which is often rooted in a fear of lifestyle reduction, which is often rooted in a fear of relative lifestyle comparison with our peers, which is especially ironic when you consider the millions of unemployed workers, bankrupt households, foreclosed homes and underwater homeowners.