Great Quote!

Can you beat this for a terrific start to a timely and relevant op ed column? It was in the May 30 Seattle Times, and is by Al Runte, whose recent book is “Allies of the Earth: Railroads and the Soul of Preservation.”  The title of his op-ed (available online, website registration may be required) is “Forget gas; we need a plan to keep passenger trains rolling”.

“Here we go again — blaming everything on the oil companies for the spiraling cost of gasoline. How about we try something positive for a change, say, restoring our passenger trains?”

I couldn’t have said it better myself!