Its lobbying efforts were hampered somewhat by Democratic opposition to any sort of rail subsidies to the privately owned railroads, and Republican opposition to nationalization of the railroad industry.
这些游说工作或多或少受到了来自民主党的、针对向私营铁路公司提供任何形式的铁路补贴（rail subsidies）的反对，以及来自共和党的、针对将铁路行业国有化（nationalization of the railroad industry）的反对。