Passenger service died on the branch on April 30th, 1971. The time to do something about it was May 1st, 1971, not in 2009, 2010, or 2110. Where were all these government slugs with pockets full of money when they would have had something to spend it on other than themselves? The purchase of that branch by its now governing board was nothing more than an excercise in the prime directive of government, which is the preservation of government.