| Posted by on September 18, 2011 | |
I don't know what kind of authority the railroad operates under on this section, but most railroads that had 2 mains removed 1 of them for cost savings when they installed CTC since they could now run trains in both directions on the same track.
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Most states tax the railroads on the basis of a set amount per mile per track, so double track means double tax per mile. In some cases double track is more important even with the associated double taxes if there is enough traffic density to cover the extra tax and still show a plus on the operation. After the Conrail takeover, Norfolk Southern tried to run the maximum number of trains between Danville, Kentucky and Queensgate Yard (in Cincinnati, Ohio). They quickly found that they were lacking in two things. There were not enough long passing sidings, and they did not have enough crews to cover the extra trains that they were adding. Their next move was to add many miles of double track and hire extra crews.
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