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I have just returned from the library. I looked up the advirtisements for railroads in the newspapers and trade magazine's. All of you have made correct and valid pionts. All the advirtisements that I seen were geared towards the shippers. I believe that the railroad companies need to starte advirtising to the general public and here is why. Public opinion of railroads is very low. (This site is comprised of railroad workers and railfan's. I hope I have not offended anyone. Please bear with me.) Example: In Chicago a rail company would park there running engines on a siding. The peaple living around this siding complained about the noise and fumes. The press picked up on it and right away faulted the railroad without hearing there side of the story. Example: In Antioch Ill. a group of home owners complained to the village council about trains blowing there horn through town distubing there peace. They even tried sueing the railroad. They lost of coarse but they gave the rail company bad pubilisty. Example: In Mundlien Ill. a railroad did some grade crossing improvements. Trouble is they shut down a major road to do it. Because of that traffic was backed up for miles. The peaple made such a up roar, in the long run the railroad walked away with a black eye. In any incident, right away the general public and press assume that the railroad is the bad guy. I believe this opinion of the railroad can be fixed with good advirtisement. TIM ARGUBRIGHT
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