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Former rail employee says were too nice in train debate Treasure Coast residents are too genteel in their opposition to All Aboard Florida. So says Vero Beach resident Stanford Erickson, a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley (Class of 1961) who values the role of public activism in shaping government and corporate decisions. Given his professional background, Ericksons perspective on All Aboard Florida — the planned high-speed passenger rail service that will bring 32 daily train trips whistling through our region beginning in early 2017 — carries considerable weight. A former speechwriter for the president of the Association of American Railroads in the mid-1970s, Erickson understands the railroad industry like few in our region. He also understands the freightshipping industry, having worked from 1977 to 1986 as vice president of public relations worldwide for Sea-Land Service, once the largest container-shipping operation in the world. Erickson, whom I met earlier this month at the Federal Railroad Administrations open house in Vero Beach, visited more than 50 U.S. ports during his tenure at Sea-Land. He is skeptical of All Aboard Floridas plan to create a high-speed passenger rail service between Miami and Orlando. I know of no passenger rail service that is profitable, particularly if you define profit as covering all expenses and producing a return on investment, See CAMPBELL, 3A RICH CAMPBELL COLUMNIST
Posted on: Sun, 30 Nov 2014 09:32:52 +0000

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