Russ,
Sorry if it sounded like I was blasting BNSF just over the IL
Railnet sale--mostly I did not like the closing of the West
Burlington shops.
And now back to the topic we're really intersted in--the CB&Q...
--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, "East Pass" <EastPass@1...> wrote:
> Christopher,
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> If I may ask; "Why?" Most of these are not outright sales
> but 20 year leases and Operating Contracts. The BNSF still
> gets almost all the revenue and every deal frees up a few
> train service employees to handle the traffic where the big
> profit is. The reason the Railroad was built was to make
> money. At least the philosophy does not result in outright
> abandonment.
>
> Russ
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: cbq_k_line
> To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Sunday, 17 October, 2004 20:31
> Subject: [CBQ] Re: IL Railnet was "BNSF closing its doors in
West Burlington"
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> These modern class 1's have a habit of tearing apart their
> predecessors, that's for sure...
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> Especially angering and sad when the old tracks and facilities
of
> the Q are what they're closing or selling.
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> Christopher Meyer
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> --- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, "Dan" <dlgrobe@a...> wrote:
> > Is this a new thing. I just heard that it was going to be the
> Oregon branch and the LaSalle branch. This is the first I've
seen
> this one.
> > Dan
> > Support Our Troops
> > God Bless America
> >
> > Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2004 23:29:18 -0500
> > From: "Steven Holding" <s.holding@c...>
> > Subject: Re: BNSF closing its doors in West Burlington
> >
> > On another note the Illinois Rail Net will grow with the take
over
> of the
> > NIFA Branch(West Side of Aurora)((Northern Illinois Fair
Assoc.)),
> The
> > original Mainline from West Chicago to Aurora and the
switching in
> the
> > Sheepyard area of Aurora.
> > What is next
> > sjh
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