soooo, the ARR doesn`t mind losing money hauling freight over the mountains from Seward and paying for the upkeep in Whittier dock, added miles and tunnel/avalanche delays??  The new spur would cut hundreds of miles off round trips, much over mountains, for freight both coming and going. It certainly would open doors to development of mining projects that would use the ARR. And the new spur?.. no switches for a long stretch for the snowfleet to knock down. Piece of cake.