freight idea

He embraced the rail freight idea even though it is the brainchild of Representative Jerrold Nadler, who has been fighting for the project for nearly 20 years.

Although the freight idea didn't work out, they began operating successful passenger excursion trains in 1997 (following the example of the nearby Duluth & Northern Minnesota Railroad which began passenger excursions in Duluth only a few years before), and were an instant success.