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Regarding
Amtrak, it should be noted that Germany (who we all know has a wonderful
passenger rail system) is slightly smaller than the combined states of
New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. Germany's passenger system
evolved because the populace could not afford other forms of
transportation. However, much of that has changed and it is my
understanding that Germany's rail system has seen significant reduction
in passenger volume since the 80's due to the increasing use and
affordability of automobiles. In America, freight has always been
the bread and butter of the railroads as goods needed to be transported
over great distances rather than passengers and America had an early love
affair with the automobile. Airplanes finished off the passenger
services except for highly concentrated regions such as the east and west
coast or very local areas serving daily commuting needs. Hence, the
reason why the freight lines own and control the rails.
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Steve Johnson
B&O Railroad Museum
At 04:48 PM 8/14/2008, you wrote:
Well, Dennis, Id have real
trouble disagreein with you about that, with the possible exception of
the candidate for whom I voted in our most recent mayoral election.
Of course, he didnt win.
Not my fault, as I contemplated tryin to vote for him more than once
maybe had I voted, then been run over by a the train or fallen into the
sinkhole before the polls closed, I could have doubled my electoral
impact, but hindsight is 20/20.
Steve
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mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dennis McGrath
Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2008 1:12pm 13:12
To: RBASE-L Mailing List
Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Transportation to October conference -
takeAmtrak!
>>Before anyone thinks Im a naïve Libertarian or anti-government
radical, I would just offer this reminder: we elect those folks
Given the choices we have
we cant be blamed LOL
