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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by Murphy Siding The analogy that comes to mind, is that of a racecar driver/owner who was asked to paint his car. The racetrack owner thought it detracted from the enjoyment of the fans. The driver replied that "paint won't make the racecar any faster". [/quote] Then he got a sponsor named Andy Granitelli, who told him to paint the car red., and they lived happily ever after...right I think there may be more to the "city vs railroad" carborundrum (we miss you Yogi Berra) Look at the city of Rochester/DME debacle. With Railroad's new "long haul only" business plan, hostile attitude towards low volume or infrequent shippers, and the evolution of interstate highways and trucking, freight railroads offer less and are far less important to the economic growth of a lineside town, so cities don't have to be so tolerant to railroad's "kiss me where it stinks or else" attitude. In the 1890's, the prospect of a railroad not coming through your town was far more disasterous than the negatives of sight, sound, and culture pollution. Since railroads offer less of importance to the cities along it's path, they don't have to be as accomodating, so they aren't. No mystery there. Your meat packing plant at least offers jobs to the local community I'm sure that Rochester is about as thrilled with the jobs DME is promissing South Dakotans, as the people of Covington are happy about all the buckeyes working up in CSX's northern yards. I see a strong parallel to the old southern speed traps you used to have laying in wait for the spring driveathon to Florida vacations. Where the locals figured "if all they are gonna do is barrel through on their way to elsewhere, and be rude about doing it, why not make them pay?"
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