Re: "facts"? The troll of many names must get his jollies.....
Author: BOB2
Date: 07-26-2021 - 06:20
SP5103 Wrote:
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> I must be so confused....
>
> As I recall - Metrolink is owned by the Southern
> California Regional Railroad Authority - which is
> a PUBLICLY owned GOVERNMENT agency that benefitted
> from federal funds.
>
> I started that I thought most FEMA disaster funds
> typically went to state/local GOVERNMENT agencies
> - not to the larger private/investor owned
> corporations.
>
> So FEMA was paying funds to Metrolink/SCRRA, not
> (at least directly) to Union Pacific or BNSF. So
> where did I get my facts wrong in your example?
He's my personal troll getting his jollies....
And, you are right about some forms of FEMA assistance from my understanding, as well....
But, yes, it is also my experience that the SBA can and does often make some kinds of disaster funds available to private firms... And, "small business" can be a relatively flexible term in these cases....
I also agree with the "factual" "observation" by another observer, that we don't know how much damage there is, as yet. And, having been through a few local RR fires, I also expect that there is probably less widespread damage than the nuttier "doom and gloom" speculation in this thread... We've seen pictures of active RR fire protection, and this kind of infrastructure protection is usually a high priority.