No Politics on Trains Forums?

[Anonymous]

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[Eddie Sand]

The discipline we now call simply "economics" was at one time called "political economy", and for good reason, And no institution is, by its very nature, more intertwined with politics than is a railroad -- public or private. For about eight years, most of the more-controversial subjects at the railroad.net site tended to gravitate to the Amtrak Forum, and a very diverse crowd of perhaps 50 "regulars" kept things plenty lively. There was a lot of "flaming" during the early days, but a succession of fine moderators managed to keep things civil. All good things must pass, and about three years ago, the forum had an influx of younger people who spun the discussion more toward HSR and little else; quite a few of the older members drifted away, and a few passed on -- a lot of us were surprised to learn that one was the late Randolph Resor, who had the ear of the White House on a number of rail related issues. Despite strong political differences, that forum was a huge success, and that can be attributed to a lot of effort by a handful of people who really cared about this most enduring of all industries. I see no reason why the same can't be done here.

[greyhounds]

R.I.P. Randy.  I knew you "when"....