I grew up in NWP country, began my railfanning sojourn there, and--as a railfan--would love to see it operate again. However, all the railfan-expressed opinions for or against the reactivation of the NWP on this board or elsewhere will have no bearing on the outcome of this political soap opera. Every time a tidbit of NWP "news" appears, this board goes nuts. However, all this "news" ever amounts to is statements that something "may" or "will" happen, usually dependant on "something else happening." To me, news is the reporting of something that DID happen (yes, I know this doesn't correspond well with our modern-day news media). So here's an idea--how about we let it lie until something actually happens, like somebody posting their photos of an actual train movement (or conversely, photos of the track being ripped up)? "Maybes" are nothing but an exercise in futility.