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Re: (erielack) Potential passenger service on the EL Niagara Branch?

I work at the Buffalo Airport, we know what NFTA stands for No F******
Thinking Allowed.

       Michael "Mick" Schmid
  Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati
( When All Else Fails, Play Dead )
                Depew NY
        God Bless The USA !
       mickemt_@_adelphia.net
             716-868-2885
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From: <Njricky2_@_aol.com>
To: <erielack_@_lists.railfan.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2008 11:38 PM
Subject: Re: (erielack) Potential passenger service on the EL Niagara
Branch?


We in the southeastern part of our state have rail as we should because
without it, we couldn't possibly function.  As a Liberal (not a Democrat)
with an
upper case "L", kudos to the guy who successfully lobbied against the
construction of a housing project on EL ROW in western NY.  Yes, keep it
just in case
Albany realizes that the wheel doesn't have to be reinvented.  And yes, you
are
right.  Who's in who's pockets in NY State?  Yup, we know.

While we're at opposite ends of New York State, we both suffer from Albany's
lack of giving a damn about our rail infrastructure, albeit you more than
we.
But down here, when we try to do something such as place a charge on cars
coming into Manhattan (the cost is net of tolls), Albany shoots us down and
did.

NYC lost $500 million in federal transit grants because Albany said "No" to
something that would reduce the number of cars entering Manhattan, reduce
pollution and give us a chance to enhance our transportation system that
covers
parts of three states and soon part of a fourth (PA).

That half billion would have given us the opportunity to improve our rail
infrastructure and mass transit in general. In effect, Albany said that they
don't give a damn about mass transit and about our two largest cities,
Buffalo and
NYC.

We New Yorkers, statewide, can thank Mr. Silver of Manhattan for that and
can
thank him and others in our assembly and senate for their continued support
of taxing New Yorkers for airports and freeways while our rail system, that
once was one of the best in the country, is allowed to languish while gas
prices
continue to increase and "rich, conservative New Yorkers" still demand to
use
their SUVs regardless of the cost.  Well, why wouldn't they?  They can
afford
it.  The majority cannot.

Don't blame what you call "uber Liberals" for this. Thanks to "Corporate
America" and who "Corporate America" put into government, not only in DC but
in
the state houses, the basics of our country have been made subsidiary.

Can that part of NFTA (Erie Lackawanna) at your end come to life?  Sure it
can but only if we elect those in our state who will make it a priority.
I'm
not as "green" as your friend up there is, but he is right. It can happen if
we
New Yorkers make it happen.

Sounds like Gov. Paterson needs to hear from us from both ends of our state,
We're all New Yorkers and what works for you in the western part works for
us
in the southeastern part.

Rick



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