PhatStupid Phomar Wrote:
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> Connect Oregon funds are distributed regionally to
> ensure that the PDX area doesn't get ALL of the
> funds. Your competition in the PDX was a real big
> railroad that moves more freight than you'd ever
> be able to haul in a million years!
>
> Regional distribution of the funds was the only
> way you could get the angry old white men in the
> rest of the state to agree to the idea begin with.

You missed my point completely; a railroad that actually moves freight traffic....regardless what part of the state it is located in...takes a backseat to some backwoods shoestring operation that doesn't stand a chance of succeeding yet wastes a million dollars of public money that could be more wisely invested on a fancy depot that has no passengers or a competent operator.

Fortunately, the OPR is a well run profitable operation that has a good working relationship with our bankers and is able to fund maintenance requirements without sucking the public tit.

Dick Samuels