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[quote user="Poppa_Zit"]. I enjoy debating sane people who stick to the facts and understand the protocol. -- Poppa Z   [/quote] Well then, why waste your valuable time with me? You are as tangential as anyone else here, could it be perhaps that your patience for abstraction is simply short when you happen to disagree with the point being made? Passions for steel rails run deep here, for the obvious reasons. Sometimes I suspect POV becomes purposefully biased in favor of rail interests in a "one for the gipper" type of mindset. In those instances, I think it sometimes helps to look at the problem painted in a neutral light in attempt to drag objectivity back into the equation, kicking and screaming, if necessary. If doing so irritates you, then I'm sorry you're irritated. NIMBYism is something that is easy to find fault with from a remote perspective. Funny how even the hardest boiled egg can suddenly pick up the passion when it is their own back yard about to be taken to task. I tend to try an put myself in the shoes of those suffering the consequences. How would I  feel If I were the one with a 40,000 ton mountain of rust towering over wht otherwise should be an asset (the waterfront)  Way to turn an asset into a liability. Certainly would discourage potential investors from investing  their own assets towards urban renewal, if they have the other built in annoyance to blight them, courtesy of CSX. Sure, there are some things I need to be doing for my own house, as most people here could probably say as well.  But they are not items so severe that they violate local ordinance, having the neighbors and local authorities alike  up in arms looking to press for correction.  A 'matter of degree' in other words. Maybe CSX should do what I did? invest in vinyl siding, and 'never have to paint again'? lol!
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