But a century earlier,
we got government subsidized railroads, and the environmental mess they
made out here hasn't been sorted out- it has to do with the way they
surveyed and split up the parcels...
But on a roadster note, has anyone made a set of rims to let a roadster
run on train tracks? <grin>
And can I buy a set of wheels and run an engine on the roads? A little
Chessie switcher should be just about a match for the "new bigger bigger
bigger bigger" Ford Extrusion...
Toby
pkort@cis.picker.com wrote:
>
> But, remember, it was that government that, at the request of GM & Ford,
> took our tax dollars and built roads and super highways connecting major
> cities while ignoring the rail roads. If the US had not built the major
> roads, the RRs might have progressed much as they have in Europe.
> Of course those in the government that made the decisions were not out
> destroy the RRs nor reward the automotive industry. They were motivated by
> greed! So today we have one of the best Inner State Highway systems in
> the world and a decaying RR.
>
> Only my 2 cents ( and worth less I'm sure! ).
>
> Paul
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