Re: Stampede pass a waste of money?
Author: Oil Train
Date: 03-09-2018 - 08:36
Erik H. Wrote:
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> BN Oly Wrote:
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> > Adding capacity in the Gorge is a tough row to
> hoe (witness UP's debacle with the tribes
> > and BS fishing treaty interpretation ). It
> really isn't an alternative to Stevens like it
> > was initially billed since they have left the
> tunnel alone, but its at least helping
> > fluidity.
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> The problem isn't the tribes, it's the far-left
> wing environuts that have taken over Hood River
> and Mosier as a little "Portland East" enclave.
>
> The Dalles east? They don't care about the
> railroad, they love it. It's all about good
> American industry, jobs... Moiser west? The only
> trains they like are MAX, Streetcars, and the
> mythical High Speed Rail that will magically get
> them to their Silicon Valley and Hollywood jobs in
> just one hour.
Wrong. The Mosier siding project was rejected on the basis of treaty fishing rights access by the Tribes. The decision was made by the Wasco County Commissioners, non who are liberal in any way shape or form. Trust me, I know all three of them very well.