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gorail
of Augusta, ME
Apr 11, 2008 2:32 PM
Some of you just dont get it. We many of us now do not have the ability to travel to Boston because of gas prices. I am at the point where I would ride a freight train for transit.Many people will be forced into mass transit shortly. What should we do float down the river? Be compastionate to others without your suvs.report abuseCowford
of Chicago, IL
The authors of the report are being deliberately deceptive, or are just plain incompetent.report abuse
Apr 10, 2008 11:44 PM
Calculating return on investment of a 20+ yr period without using discount rates? Not including capital costs in return calculations because it's "free," i.e., federal money? Conveniently omitting the costs of operating subsidies for the proposed Brunswick extension in the return analysis?
The authors of the report are being deliberately deceptive, or are just plain incompetent.report abuse
Chris
of Harpswell, ME
Apr 10, 2008 9:03 PM
PS - this is the link to the propaganda/study (PDF): http://www.amtrakdowneaster.com/documents/AmtrakDowneasterOverviewofProjectedEconomicImpacts.pdfreport abuseChris
of Harpswell, ME
Apr 10, 2008 9:03 PM
PS - this is the link to the propaganda/study (PDF): http://www.amtrakdowneaster.com/documents/AmtrakDowneasterOverviewofProjectedEconomicImpacts.pdfreport abuseYou must be a registered user of MaineToday.com to post a comment. Register or log in.
