Keith Wrote:
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> The corridor is 75 to 250 feet wide, the
> selfishness of a few to propose depriving the 99%
> of total community and tourists use of existing
> rail assets smacks of being YES an elitist group!
> You discount or don't respect the large families ,
> the seniors, the kids, the physically limited who
> cannot or cannot afford to buy into your trail
> based personal venue.The area in question is
> removed from city streets, it's rugged. and there
> are no support services. We have rescued several
> who attempted to go between towns in the
> summer,and fell to heat and distance. Thanks for
> speaking down on all the people who benefit from a
> public service rail based excursion, you just made
> the point about elitist attitude! Evidence, we
> count our passengers, and we count trail users
> each day in this area when were out there working
> and operating.Our ridership is in the thousands,
> daily trail use including the horses
> themselves,usually less than 5! There is a big
> difference between serving the public as a whole
> versus serving yourself at the public'expense.

Way to stick your foot in your mouth with the most asinine statements one could imagine!