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What difference does it make to the UP if you are a railfan? <br /> <br />You say you are a "promoter". What have you done to promote the UP? Have you garnered any new business for them, have you reduced any taxes? <br /> <br />You say you are a defender of the UP. When was the last time you defended the UP? How many times have you testified in court in their defense? <br /> <br />You say you are their "largest" lobbiest. Which legislators or business groups have you met with on the UP's behalf? What legislation have you promoted and gotten passed in the which states that will benefit the UP? What new or increased traffic has resulted from your lobbying efforts? <br /> <br />My guess is there is no tangible benefits that you can identify. That's because raifan's like to throw out terms like "supporters", "defenders", "advertisers" and "lobbyist" but are in reality none of those things. <br /> <br />As a matter of fact if you look through these message posts you will find more posts slamming the UP (even before the royalites issue came up) than saying what a great job they did. You can probably find a thousand posts calling the UP management names for every one saying they made a good decision. If these message boards are typical of railfans, then railfans and hobyists are not the friends of the UP and the UP would owe them no loyalty. <br /> <br />Smith.
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