Alfred Doten Wrote:
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> It never ceases to amaze me what a black hole this
> board becomes when the two major political parties
> come up in conversation regarding unions, rail
> passenger service and its future. The vote is
> obvious if you support rail passenger service and
> its future. Public service and social
> responsibility vs the law of the wild is a heck of
> a choice for a civilized human being.
> ARD

And if you currently work for, or are retired from, a railroad that pays into Railroad Retirement, or for Amtrak (which also pays into Railroad Retirement, so massive job cuts there would also affect employees on freight railroads who pay into it), the choice should also be obvious.

Most people outside the industry (which I'm sure make up the majority of the readers here) don't "get" that, and probably never will. That was obvious when a thread was started here a few months back the discussed the "Ryan Budget" (it's already passed the House, by the way) and how it will affect Railroad Retirement if it passes the Senate and is signed into law by President Romney.