City to Rectify 'Nostalgia Gap': Non-Riders Recognized as 'Veterans' of Defunct Railway Fan Clubs
What arrived in the morning mailbox wasn't a bill, but a membership card printed with gold letters saying, 'Thank you for your many years of support.' Even young people who have never ridden the train—or for whom the line vanished before they were even born—are now granted the right to say, 'It used to be crowded back then.' The city explains this as 'equalizing speaking time for old stories.'