Re: New PRR T1 locomotive is really happening
Author: The Captain
Date: 07-19-2017 - 21:50
Seeing the Forests and the Trees Wrote:
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> Bull Wrote:
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> > I don't care how many of these things get built
> > (if any), it won't be a T1. Rail preservation?
>
> > Rail history? Bullcrap--just another example
> of
> > idiots with too much money.
>
> In the collection of the B & O Museum in Baltimore
> is a replica of the Tom Thumb one of the earliest
> American locomotives. Although it is not the
> original, I believe it's existence is an example
> of rail preservation.
>
> I pay well above my basic dues to a local rail
> museum and by girlfriend & I have contributed to 2
> railroad station restoration efforts. How much do
> you contribute to rail preservation? Last year, I
> donated $100 to help bring Duluth & Northeastern
> 28 back to operation, even though I live more than
> 800 miles away.
>
> How much do you contribute to rail preservation
> efforts?
>
> >
> > Reminds me of people who'll pay thousands on a
> > purebred dog while millions of good animals get
> > slaughtered at shelters every year.
>
> Speaking of canines you're really barking up the
> wrong tree. The problem isn't what happens to digs
> in shelters. Dying coral reefs and removal of
> Appalachian mountain tops to mine coal are much
> more important animal issues.
People are free to spend their money and live their lives as they choose. Why wait to marry an attractive spouse with a good head on their shoulders and a bright future when there's lots of junky women out there on the streets that need a home?