Yes, let's remember that Lou Menk presided over the BN
merger which was one of the most successful if not the
most successful railroad merger in history. And it
came right in the wake of the Penn Central mess!
John D. Mitchell, Jr.
--- "John C. Jacobs" <jjacobs@s...> wrote:
> I too am one who has never held Mr.Menk in regard,
> but he was also known as
> a good business man. I remember talking with other
> people sandbagging during
> the flood of 1993 about the participation by the
> railroad in the flood
> fighting work. During '93 it was limited to a work
> train at West Quincy
> hauling sandbags to areas that can't be driven to.
> But during the flooding
> of the mid 1960's, the Burlington went all out. It
> was said that it went to
> the presidents office in Chicago and he authorized
> "keep the line open at
> all costs". Anything the crews needed, including a
> new cat dozer, was sent
> west to keep the line open. The people around here
> that would have been
> affected by the flooding remembered how well they
> were taken care of in
> their efforts . Maybe this is why the tracks came
> out of the floods in the
> sixties in much better shape then in '93. Yes I
> realize the flood of '93 was
> the worst flood of the century (I know, I almost got
> laid off because of
> it). But Menk spared nothing to keep the rails open
> whereas I recall not
> seeing much presence by the BN on the K-line in '93
>
> All I have learned from many different people has
> shown me another side to
> the man. Like everything else there's pro's and
> con's to everything
>
> Regards,
>
> John Jacobs
>
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