Short lines & spurs have nearly all been spun off into small, local railroad companies as BNSF, UP & CNX don't want to deal with the expensive, time consuming s

Short lines & spurs have nearly all been spun off into small, local railroad companies as BNSF, UP & CNX don't want to deal with the expensive, time consuming short lines. The major rail companies would much rather move mile long trains hundreds of miles on well maintained track, and let the short lines fend for themselves, barely scraping by, running trains at a few miles an hour (as they can't afford proper track maintenance.