I admit it. The Astoria El thread was a TERRIBLE idea! I had no idea that so many Subtalkers were so narrow minded, so stupid, so ignorant, as to get that vitriolic over a fellow poster's airing of HIS personal opinion. This Board has been reduced to a joke, a popularity contest, a forum for ass kissing and consensus, rather than a forum for the airing of ideas. As a writer of a book on transit, I have been often often criticized for being so narrow minded as to write a book on trains. They have said that railfans are kooks and you nitwits have proven them (for the time being at least) right. That is unfortunate for to be a Railfan does not mean that you have to be intolerant and ignorant. That is the real tragedy of these past few days, for all of you could be so, so much more.
E_DOG