“The railroad to nowhere”
That’s an understatement. Someone who has not driven from Madera to Bakersfield would not understand the insanity of this project.
>>“The railroad to nowhere”
I’ve driven that stretch.
Never underestimate the motives of the connected insiders who’ll no doubt be awarded the contracts for this project.
20+ years ago a similar pitch was made to build a light-rail system from an area of Denver called 5-points, aka “The Harlem of the West”.
Oh yes, the benefactors chortled, this will enable the suppressed minorities to escape their quagmire.
Fast forward to today - and it’s not the po’folks the sales pitch was made with who are utilizing the system, but the interior decorating McYuppies who now infest the warehouse condos and 6+figure “historic” properties... in 5-points.
Same ol’
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