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GargantuanWitch t1_iy40ki8 wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Brilliant Line will provide a car-free route across Allegheny River by hydrateandchill

It sure seems like you're angry at everyone.

The rail companies, for "doing anything to save money and cut costs" - which is, ironically, what companies are supposed to do.

People who drive cars, for not instead riding buses that don't service them or trains that don't exist.

Bikes, because you're too fat to ride one, I guess, or maybe one kicked your puppy when you were a kid.

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sebileis t1_iy412in wrote

The very people who are pushing for these glorified vanity bike trails are the reason those trains don’t exist. But you’re too busy fat-shaming people to actually use your brain. Keep it up, your parents must be really proud.

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GargantuanWitch t1_iy424c6 wrote

So the reason that trains stopped running on most rail lines by the late 80s is because people wanted bike trails in 2022?

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sebileis t1_iy42f7c wrote

People wanted bike trails back then too. Look at what happened to most of the routes abandoned in the 80’s. Deregulation of railroads, blatantly oil/automobile-oriented politics and legislation, and short sightedness has also played a part.

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