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jfrey40535 wrote:PA-TEC has been saying for months now that this project is unfeasible - the riders aren't there, the money's not there, and the interest isn't there.Relevant discussions I've had make it clear to me that there will be no rail expansion or restoration of ANY line for the forseeable future.
Clearfield wrote:Organizations like PA-TEC have been outspoken, and have literally become the 'Tea Party' of the process.I was at the meeting last night; it was brutal. In that respect, comparing PA-TEC to the 'Tea Party' is a cop out.
Matthew Mitchell wrote:There are plenty of people who would support the project if someone else were paying for it. Nobody wants to pay more. The problem is that if we wait for someone else to pay (i.e. Harrisburg or Washington), it'll be twenty years or more before anything gets done, and by that time 422 will be gridlocked longer and longer, and businesses will start moving away.Indeed. People are willing to support something...but if you ask them for money, then no way! I wish some of my tolls on the Turnpike would go to establishing a train service.