Re: (erielack) Old Erie Line To Honesdale

["Tom Beckett" <tabeckett_@_stny.rr.com>]

Then they'll all cry because their tax base is eroded, and the money to run 
the town has to come from somewhere: all the whiners who didn't want the 
foam plant. They'll lose the excursion trains and all the money spent by the 
people who rode them. Then they'll wonder why the place dries up. Just 
stupid.

TAB
- ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tim" <njmidland_@_peoplepc.com>
To: <erielack_@_lists.railfan.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2005 2:26 PM
Subject: Re: (erielack) Old Erie Line To Honesdale


>>>Here is the article everyone is looking for....MORE BAD NEWS FOR 
>>>EXCURSION TRAINS.....
>
> More important is that there is essentially no freight business on this 
> line.  If there was a decent size customer (like Moore Paper used to be) 
> then the excursions would be safe.  About 2 years ago a frim that makes 
> foam rubber was looking to locate on the line and the NIMBYS chased them 
> off.  Odds are any other industry would be "NIMBYed" as well.
>
> Tim
>
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