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On the surface, it would seem that the objection of the Rochester Coalition is the physical intrusiveness of the trains such as noise, vibration, smoke, dust, and the possibility of collisions with cars or pedestrians. As has been pointed out here, all of these problems could be eliminated with sound walls, grade depressions, overpasses, quiet running, etc., although these measures do impose extra cost, raising the question of who pays for them. <br /> <br />From what I understand, however, the coalition has not specifically indicated that they would accept the coal trains if such problems were mitigated. I believe that this intransigent attitude on the part of the coalition is evidence that the specific intrusiveness factors of the trains are not what they really object to. I believe that they are simply offended by the shear political incorrectness of what coal trains represent in terms of U.S. energy policies and their impact on the environment. <br /> <br />It’s not so much the physical intrusion of the trains that bothers the coalition, but rather, is the fact that the trains will bring in vast amounts of coal that will be burned in power plants, which they believe will contribute to global warming. <br />
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