Sooner or later, the temptation to offer secret rebates to shippers in order to capture this profitable-at-any-price traffic would become irresistible.
Who absorbs these costs will be a lengthy affair of multi-party negotiation among shippers, consignees, shipping lines, freight forwarders, and insurance companies.
Forced access is anantimpetition move that will slow rail traffic, increase shipment delivery time and result in higher costs to-shippers and consumers.