From the train wire 3/10/06
Crazy Joe Biden
Biden asserted that the U.S. rail system is a soft target for terrorists. Since the 9-11 attacks there has been “virtually no new security” for rail infrastructure, he said. In fact, he said, rail security receives half the amount of funding compared to airport security even with the vast number of rail passengers. He said that the floor plans for New York City’s Grand Central Station were in possession of the terrorists who bombed Madrid in March 11, 2004, killing 190.
Obviously not a railfan. Of course, Meridian Mississippi is not the economic and social hub of the universe, but you can’t get a picture these days without some local policeman or bull telling you to get permission first. 9/11 also messed up the railfan. (and Crazy Joe … well, You can keep quiet and let people think you’re an idiot, or you can be the senior senator from Connecticut and open your mouth and remove all doubt.