Do you think NS acting tihs way simply because of pure stubbornness and corporate greed? Or do you think they have a genuine business case but their strong belief in that is giving them tunnel vision (and thus keeping them from looking at alternatives, such as investing more in double-tracking and better scheduling technologies so that they can increase track capacity)?
Better hope NS doesn’t do a hostile takeover of this short line… Partnering with ACWR would be a perfect way to get a hold of right-of-way for a truly high-speed rail line between Raleigh and Charlotte without having to make what @orulz called the “deal with the Devil”.