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Getting to Yes and Enjoying the Trip

I've talked with people from the law firm Baker Donelson, the infrastructure company Jacobs, the Federal Railroad Administration, the Department of Defense, the Surface Transportation Board, 6 different lawyers in addition to the two with Baker Donelson, two CPAs, two people with the National Railroad Passenger Association, three potential con men, one legitimate person who's knowledgeable and might help, three website designers, two political advisors, one professional railroad consultant, three different railroad suppliers, one nice office assistant with the Department of Energy, but not one scientist or leader in the Department of Energy, and, ofcourse, innummerable aquaintences, friends and relatives who couldn't care less. I've had two people stand up and walk away from the conversation. H'okay... The professionals on our team include a railroad consultant, three lawyers, one CPA, two political consultants, two union leaders, and a handful...