Re: [CBQ] No Way To Run A Railroad

["neanderman neanderman@fuse.net [CBQ]" <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>]

I did not know HHH had been at BN. I first heard of him at the IC, where he is notorious for single tracking the mainline.

I get that Wall Street loves these guys because of the short term stock gains, and I guess they have more sway over the Boards than do the "real" professional railroaders. But whatever happened to the long term? Not just in railroading, but in business in general. 

I just thank our lucky stars that he didn’t get hold of NS! 

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From: "'Mike Schattl' mike@schattl.com [CBQ]" <CBQ@yahoogroups.com> 
Date: 7/25/17  12:40 AM  (GMT-05:00) 
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com 
Subject: Re: [CBQ] No Way To Run A Railroad



So HE was the genius who decided on reducing the four BN tracks through Galesburg down to two......During Railroad Days, one of the two main tracks was taken up with equipment displays leaving only one track to work with and that was occupied with the Galesburg Yard Tour passenger train....What a mess!!!

Like trying to thread four sets of double track lines through the eye of a single track needle!

 

I understand that one of the two removed tracks has been restored now.

 

Mike SchattL

 

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From: STEVEN HOLDING sholding@sbcglobal.net [CBQ]

To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Monday, July 24, 2017 11:17 PM

Subject: Re: [CBQ] No Way To Run A Railroad

 

Louis

From My read you better figure on getting your torch back out as you will be called back from retirement to help with the Wreck of the CSX

I worked the Mainline when HHH was on  BN and he tried to single track the Mainline Aurora to Galesburg.  It ate the switches up as you can not run the tonnage thru switches all the time with out maintenance.  Then when Galesburg was being rebuilt 1 receiving began at Aurora on Main 1 with trains tied up all the way across

The biggest problem with most business today is right on Wall St.  You got to let the workers do the work and get it done not second guess them as what might(??) work on one road does not work on them all.

Just an old dinosaur who left before they could kick him out

Steve in SC

On Monday, July 24, 2017 12:25 PM, "LZadnichek@aol.com [CBQ]" <CBQ@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

 

July 24, 2017

 

Group - Following is off subject, but seeing as this Group includes a number of retired railroaders, mostly off the Q/BN/BNSF, who remain interested in current day railroading, but do not have access to the railroad trade media, I submit the following concerning the on-going "melt down" at CSX:

 

http://www.railwayage.com/index.php/blogs/william-vantuono/whats-going-on-at-csx.html?channel=00

 

May be when Hunter is done "derailing" CSX, BNSF can swoop in and merge what's left of the property that's still profitable.... CSX has a large presence in Mobile, AL, just across the Bay from Fairhope, and I've been hearing horror stories from career railroad employees I know over there.

 

I've read Railway Age longer than I've read TRAINS (50 years-plus) and I've never seen a piece like this. At least CSX's arch competitor NS is presently staying on track. Best Regards - Louis

 

Louis Zadnichek II

Fairhope, AL

 

 

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