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Posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Thu Apr 23 19:30:10 2015, in response to Re: Denver EMUs Running Under Power, posted by coneyisl on Thu Apr 23 11:34:40 2015. Denver (and for that matter, Colorado) has had a reputation for being a just-say-no city and state for years. Voters shot down the 1976 Winter Olympic Games (before my time), the first time the IOC had ever been snubbed. In retrospect, it was just as well, given the concerns over paying for the Games, but on the flip side, we'll probably never be awarded the Games again. The IOC has a long memory. Then in 1980, voters said no to a 77-mile light rail system. I voted yes and just about everyone I spoke with who voted in that election voted yes as well. A lot of people were opposed to DIA, feeling that Stapleton was just fine, overlooking the fact that in bad weather, all incoming flights had to be funneled onto one runway, creating a nationwide bottleneck. Then there were those who didn't want Major League Baseball, saying there were more head of cattle than baseball fans. I'm still a Mets fan - hey, they've won 11 in a row! |
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