Your General Assembly is spending $5m. to re-open four miles of defunct rail lines in thru Gastonia in the hopes that it somehow makes money. Or something. But in the meantime, the state wants the city to shut down vehicle traffic at several spots where the tracks cross streets. Too expensive to put up signals and gates, you see.

To recap, the state can find the money and will to operate a railroad, but cannot be bothered to do so safely and without negatively impacting the lives of property owners and citizens. And the great perversion of government marches ever onward.

Take us away, Randy.