OPRRMS Wrote:
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> BNSF1995 Wrote:
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> > HUTCH 7.62 Wrote:
> >
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> > -----
> > > BNSF1995 Wrote:
> > >
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> > > > The only reason they didn’t get the grant
> was
> > > > because California voted for Hillary in
> 2016.
> > >
> > >
> > > Then how do you explain Sierra Northern
> getting
> > > grant money to rebuild trackage east to
> > Jamestown?
> >
> >
> > Because the Republicans have lost a lot of
> > influence since the Skunk’s grant was denied in
> > February, thanks to the
> increasingly-inflammatory
> > and quite frankly insane comments being spouted
> by
> > Trump.
>
> So it's not because the Sierra has existing
> freight customers and the Cal Western has none?


That is also a major factor, yes. Apparently, the government doesn't give a damn about tourist dollars.