Why High Speed Rail is a Boondoggle in the Midwest
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Kev3188
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...Asks the man/woman who bias(es) color every post they write...
NewHampshire Black Bears
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Kev,
He's an....'Unquestionable' ... I D I O T , who, when presented with FACTS, reacts like Dracula with the very first rays of the breaking Dawn !
didn't know you were a pointer. go hunting much?
southwind
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Your correct................I'm not a union worker wanting the government ( TAX-PAYER'S ) to fund my work !
NewHampshire Black Bears
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No "breaking dawn"....but I'm going to the 'Picture Show' ... : ) .....tomorrow to see "Atlas Shrugged"(Lotsa' rail action judging from the trailer.
AND, SPEAKING of RAIL ACTION..Mr. Olesen,....Where 'T-F' is your rebuttal(s) to the Factual info I posted TO YOU, on the AMTRAK's ...FY... performance ?????????? (especially on the CHICAGO and MILWAUKEE facts)... HUH ?????
(I've never known YOU to get SHY on any Subject) !
NewHampshire Black Bears
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HEY you ol' bas-tard. Whut you been up to bro' ?
Ridership is UP (also) on the PIT-MDT-PHL run.
Freaking out over these polling numbers.............somethings not right.
OP
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Never had any argument on the CHI-MKE numbers. You're talking about a combined 11M people between the two primary markets. Chicago isn't a thru station for Amtrak.
But that doesn't mean that STL-CHI, STL-MKE, STL-MSN, CHI-MSN, or the reverse markets are going to do well. It won't even be thru service -- they don't mix the Hiawatha equipment with the Illinois or Michigan service equipment.
The other problem is that Union Station only has one practical thru track, which 7 & 8 (Empire Builder) occupy for a combined 3-4 hours during the middle of the day. Building more capacity isn't in the cards right now, nor is it in the budget.
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Apparently , you have absolutely no idea what Atlas Shrugged is really about ! You going to see this movie is like Barrack endorsing Mitt !
Oh, and this one is the second in a trilogy !
On the shelf right next to 'Yinz'.
Kev3188
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I'm pretty sure he was being sarcastic...
southwind
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"tomorrow to see "Atlas Shrugged"(Lotsa' rail action judging from the trailer.)" doesn't sound sacastic to me ! Sounds like it involved trains, so count him in !
I hope he does see it, might shed a little light on his misconceptions about government.................See part 1 first though, Barry-O!
I hope he does see it, might shed a little light on his misconceptions about government.................See part 1 first though, Barry-O!
