Mechanicville Yard Aerial Report

KEN PATRICK wrote:...roads are public, railroads are private...

Just think it should be noted, this statement doesn't pass your "straight face test" Roads are public, but trucking companies are private. Railroads pay property taxes, and right of way maintenance costs, locomotive/car maintenance costs and fuel taxes...Trucking companies pay fuel taxes and vehicle maintenance costs. They have a built in advantage in that they can use public roads at little or no cost. If the gov't were to maintain the railroads, or make trucks drive on 100% privately built infrastructure then it would be a fair competition.

MEC407 wrote:Folks, we're pretty far off-topic at this point. I don't want to stifle a spirited and interesting discussion, but some of the topics we've branched out into would probably be better located in the Pan Am Southern thread. Please keep this in mind going forward. Thanks.

Just in case anyone was having trouble locating it, the Pan Am Southern thread is here.

newpylong wrote:Has your drinking water been tested?

Well, I live in the same town and we haven't had a boil water order issued yet

But then again, I'm on well water and am being slowing poisoned by our local superfund site!