From: jgrove24@hotmail.com   
      
   On Saturday, September 13, 2014 6:45:10 AM UTC-5, conklin wrote:   
   > "JG"  wrote in message   
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   > news:1b6f7c09-bef7-489c-9879-be11d462e803@googlegroups.com...   
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   > > On Friday, September 12, 2014 2:32:03 PM UTC-5, hanc...@bbs.cpcn.com   
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   > > wrote:   
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   > > for a regional economy, stretching from Richmond to Baltimore. At $10   
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   > > billion in public and private investment, it would represent the region's   
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   > > most important development initiative since the construction of Metro's   
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   > > subway system.   
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   > > Maybe Amtrak will fix the dripping street ooze on track 2 of Chicago Union   
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   > > Sta. first.   
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   > As I recall, Grand Central Terminal took 3/4 of the NY Central RR's revenue   
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   > for 1 year.  Who has that kind of money today?   
      
   It should only cost about $50,000 to build a short canopy to redirect the   
   street ooze from the platform to drip on the rail bed. They have a sheet metal   
   cover over a short part of track 2, but the ooze still drips on walking pax.   
      
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