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Re: End of the line getting closer ....
Author: hyrail
Date: 05-30-2010 - 22:00
Wallowa Editor Wrote:
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> Yes, it is the Pioneer that might be ressurrected.
> My senior moment. Don't forget, I said it was a
> big "if."
>
> Except for the tourist Thunder Mountain Line in
> Idaho, the Idaho Northern is a fur piece from Rio
> Grande Pacific's properties. And I don't see it
> doing a huge amount of business. But all I really
> was trying to get across is that the WURR board
> seems to be trying its darndest to do something
> with its publicly owned railroad without having
> yet used a penny of taxpayer money. When's the
> last time you heard of a government entity acting
> like that?
Not a penny of taxpayer money yet!!! What was used for "start up" money..... PORK!!
What was used to pay a portion of the debt... PORK!!
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> Yes, it is the Pioneer that might be ressurrected.
> My senior moment. Don't forget, I said it was a
> big "if."
>
> Except for the tourist Thunder Mountain Line in
> Idaho, the Idaho Northern is a fur piece from Rio
> Grande Pacific's properties. And I don't see it
> doing a huge amount of business. But all I really
> was trying to get across is that the WURR board
> seems to be trying its darndest to do something
> with its publicly owned railroad without having
> yet used a penny of taxpayer money. When's the
> last time you heard of a government entity acting
> like that?
Not a penny of taxpayer money yet!!! What was used for "start up" money..... PORK!!
What was used to pay a portion of the debt... PORK!!
