Re: Railroad Newsline for Monday, 10/15/07 - Novato Article
Author: DAVE I
Date: 10-15-2007 - 16:50
mikeb Wrote:
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> The Novato article is clearly a press release from
> the Novato mayor. Period. No reporting required.
> However, in the comments to the article, methinks
> Mr. Cleek doth protest too much.
>
> While the "repairs" probably are covered
> (probably, not certainly - that's a question of
> fact and law for the court to decide now that the
> suits are filed) under the usual rr exemptions
> from environmental requirements, some of the
> comments *are* a bit over the top. "Dangerous
> condition" == "Storm Damage"!?! NOT! Yes, storm
> damage did stupefy the north end, and may keep it
> asleep for a long time at least as a through
> operation. But the south end operation certainly
> was stopped due to dangerous condition of the r/w
> and signals (i.e. not working) not due to storm
> damage. Anyway, the lawsuits have been filed;
> let's see if NCRA has enough money left to buy a
> halfway decent lawyer...
STORM DAMAGE DONE TO THE INTERCHANGE AT SHELLVILLE EVERY TIME IT FLOODS THERE O MOST EVERY YEAR