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Solutionary Rail

https://youtu.be/vW5w6shC4Ak

Here's a group, Solutionary Rail, at

http://www.solutionaryrail.org

in Washington state that's working towards the same ideal that we are.  This is a link on YouTube is an extended interview which includes their four minute video.

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