Re: Why railroad dreamers will kill the Eureka-Arcata trail
Author: CABOVERBOB
Date: 07-05-2007 - 19:09
AS MUCH AS SOME OF US WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT RUN AGAIN, IF ONLY FOR NOSTALGIA, SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE NEEDS TO GET REAL. THERE ARE TOO MANY OTHER PORTS FOR SHIPPERS TO GO TO WITHOUT RISKING THEIR PRODUCT TO A CLASS 3 BACKWOODS LINE. I'VE SEEN EEL RIVER CANYON FIRSTHAND, GOOD LUCK RUNNING 1000 DONKEYS THROUGH THERE LET ALONE A FEW RAILCARS. THIS IS ONE REASON I WANT TO MOVE OUT OF CA., I CANT EVEN DRIVE ON ANY HIGHWAY IN MY AREA WITHOUT SPILLING MY BEER! FIX THE ROADS WOULD BE A MUCH WISER USE OF TAXPAYER MONEY.
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