Comments on: A railroad through Rappahannock? Norfolk Southern Railway confirms it is studying Front Royal-to-Culpeper rail line http://rappvoice.com/?p=1316 One man's view of the world from Rappahannock County, Virginia Wed, 19 May 2010 15:47:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: conductorchris http://rappvoice.com/?p=1316#comment-378 conductorchris Sat, 02 Feb 2008 21:14:48 +0000 http://rappvoice.com/2008/01/28/railroad/#comment-378 This project would be a major benefit to the environment. Mostly for its impact on reducing truck traffic on I-81 (trucks use many times more fuel and create much more pollution than moving that cargo by rail), but also because trains that now pass through Manassas would use less fuel (because it's shorter and because this line would be like an interstate vs. stop and go traffic). The downside is that it impacts Rappahanock County, but it's benefits even more people in Manasses and along the route from there towards Front Royal (by routing train traffic away from them). Actually, railroads do have eminent domain rights, as a public utility similar to a utility. Not that this cancels the usual environmental impact process. --Christopher Parker This project would be a major benefit to the environment. Mostly for its impact on reducing truck traffic on I-81 (trucks use many times more fuel and create much more pollution than moving that cargo by rail), but also because trains that now pass through Manassas would use less fuel (because it’s shorter and because this line would be like an interstate vs. stop and go traffic). The downside is that it impacts Rappahanock County, but it’s benefits even more people in Manasses and along the route from there towards Front Royal (by routing train traffic away from them).

Actually, railroads do have eminent domain rights, as a public utility similar to a utility. Not that this cancels the usual environmental impact process.

–Christopher Parker

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