POTB severely damaged

SteamDonkey74 Dec 7, 2007

  1. SteamDonkey74

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    Oh, don't even get me started on talk radio or this topic will get locked for sure.

    Getting back to the original subject, I agree with friscobob that the cheapest course might very well be to simply rebuild the line. The swiss have all sorts of mountain lines and they somehow manage. It's not impossible. It IS challenging. Do we spend millions upon millions more to upgrade the highways, which are also prone to slides, washouts, and damage (and therefore lots of $$ in ongoing maintenance), or do we tell a whole county that they are officially an all-tourism economy now and they might as well get used to it and enjoy flipping burgers because that's all they'll have for jobs anymore. I personally believe it is better to keep the timber-related and agricultural businesses thriving.
     

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