Tag: great northern & cascade railway

Skykomish Boondoggle needs Volunteers

Sky’s latest version of the Vision has become just one more failed taxpayer funded boondoggle. Skykomish seeks volunteers to operate and maintain its 7.5” gauge Great Northern & Cascade Railway designed to spur economic rebirth. This short, circular kiddie railroad was expected to usher in tourists to ride and spend money at the town’s remaining businesses: …

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Seattle King 5 News papers over BNSF Railway’s Skykomish Environmental Cleanup Scam

Dinner is served and Skykomish is once again on the menu. Lame stream media has recently been showering Sky with a series of warm and fuzzy articles, stories and newscasts. Imagine, with hundreds of towns desperately craving media attention, little ole Sky gets an extra large portion of fluff and puff. What a fluke. What …

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