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Mining company says train charge proposals are unfair and ‘would harm the economy’ Copyright by KRQE - All rights reserved Video

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) - It appears the New Mexico railroad is trying to bring in more customers by cutting back on the cost of operating the train, with the company hoping to attract passengers and money to bring it back into a position to serve its customers.

The railroad is in talks to raise train charges but is saying there will be a significant cost hike to the company as a whole. That plan could cost the company billions of dollars.

Albuquerque Train and Commuter has proposed a one cent per-mile train increase for its trains. The proposed hike would come with an increase in the number of seats on the train.

“Our first option is to reduce that, increase the number of passengers, and that doesn’t seem to be the most prudent one, which is the train charges,” said Eric Schoen, chairman of Albuquerque Train and Commuter.

So Albuquerque Train and Commuter is proposing to reduce the price it pays by an additional one cent per mile per train, potentially adding up to $8 per passenger. That would put the rail company on a path to be one penny less expensive to operate for each additional mile.

Schoen says this will help the company in two ways, but has not specified what they could be. He says it will help reduce costs but the most direct benefit to the economy would be to bring in more customers and thus increase revenue.

The state Department of Transportation says their price increase to be implemented under current law is 1 cent per mile per train, but also points out that the state allows the cost to be set by the railroad for each mile, and then adjust it at the end of the day. In an emailed statement the Department of Transportation says this is how they approach it, and says it has “commented with railroad companies frequently on their proposal to allow the cost to be set at the end of each run.”

The Department of Transportation says even though there are no plans to do this, it will be used to decide when the state will con마사지 오일sider a change to railroad law.

Railroad company spokesman Eric Schoen says this will have a positive impact on the people of Albuqu보성출장샵erque and helps keep freig인천 출장 안마ht on the ground.

“If it was up to me it would probably have to be up to the railroad company. And certainly I’m sure the people of Albuquerque could benefit,” said Schoe

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Dongfeng Jeng of Dongfeng University in Hebei, China, in June 2012. CREDIT: KAZYMEM KUANG/REUTERS

China is taking the first step by opening up its coal mines to foreign companies. The move comes following years of efforts by a coal-mining group to expand its operations to include more coal mines, but a lack of interest in the mines from the local government.

On Monday, the Chinese government approved the construction출장 of 10 new coal mines in the northwestern province of Wenzhou, according to Xinhua News Agency. The new mines will be built at an undisclosed location.

China’s state-owned Xin김해출장안마 김해출장샵hua News Agency said in a report that the project is part of an ambitious coal mi일산안마 일산출장마사지ning expansion plan aimed at increasing production. The Xinhua report quoted China’s Coal Corporation (CC) chief Wang Xinliang as saying that the new coal mines will bring about “new opportunities and the development of industry.”

A report in the Beijing News revealed in August that China has been closing more coal mines than planned. While Chinese government statistics revealed the number of coal mines closed nationwide was roughly 2,600 on average in 2011, state-run Xinhua News Agency reported that the number of projects in China that were set for closure rose to 1,750, the highest on record.

The report noted that China was closing mines due to the economic slowdown in the country and declining coal output from the country. The report pointed out that with the loss of mining income, the government was also forced to spend more on other social welfare programs including welfare, pensions and housing. The report pointed out that the government is facing a financial crisis due to “weak domestic production, underinvestment in the manufacturing sector, excessive financing, and the need for additional stimulus,” it said.

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