From: matttelles@sprynet.com   
      
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   Dänk 42Ø  wrote in   
   news:4qqdnb1zEpVsREzJnZ2dnUU7-VudnZ2d@earthlink.com:   
      
   > On 02/04/2015 06:48 AM, de Blasfail wrote:   
   >   
   >> Metro-North is the nation's second-busiest railroad, after the   
   >> Long Island Rail Road. It was formed in 1983 and serves about   
   >> 280,000 riders a day in New York and Connecticut.   
   >>   
   >> Metro-North is the nation's second-busiest railroad, after the   
   >> Long Island Rail Road. It was formed in 1983 and serves about   
   >> 280,000 riders a day in New York and Connecticut.   
   >   
   > Stupid crash aside, am I the ONLY westerner who wonders why the   
   > east coast enjoys such lavish rail service while western states   
   > have almost no rail service at all?   
      
   Probably because the East Coast has been investing in infrastructure for a   
   hundred years or more. NY set aside over a billion to build a new subway   
   line 20 years ago.   
      
   You live in the west where they love their cars. Deal with it.   
      
   Matt   
      
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