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evil_bunnY posted:What a lovely workplace. We refer to it as "you don't get the big picture"
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Most rail yards are considered superfund sites, fwiw
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MassivelyBuckNegro posted:someone posted an english fireman/engineer video from the 30s or 40s that says exactly that. Something is going on, and it isn't pretty. With coal destroyed, there's way less traffic, and these railroads are wanting to make things more streamlined. The up has stored a ton of units, and there's empty coal hoppers and cars parked everywhere. It's getting ugly, some one is bound to fall, but it won't be a western road. Personally, I have been waiting for KCS to get shook down for mergers.
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MassivelyBuckNegro posted:CSX and NS have both consolidated central appalachian divisions in the last month because the bottom has fallen out of coal. all the coal drags and yard jobs at the coal piers here are getting slashed. I don't think we are headed towards a 2008/2009 recession. It's going to be tepid at best growth for a while, our dollar is very strong which is killing the exports. Plus coupled with oil producers keeping the tap wide open, we are going to have cheap oil for some time, which hurts sand and pipe (industrial) shipments. Coal has been dying since 08, the railroads should have said "golly a revenue source is in decline, let's find new business". Nope, it's all about next quarter, gently caress thinking 10 years ahead. But any that thought China was going to continue with 10% growth every year is a flat out moron.
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Traditional boxcar/merchandise traffic is needed to provide additional support. There's so many places along my neck of the woods of customers they chased away that could easily get service again with a few ties and minimal work. It's going to be an interesting 5 years ahead of us
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Jan 20, 2016 00:54
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Also add "drill baby drill" It's very similar to the housing crash, glut of supply and no demand.
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The Class 442 is third rail powered correct? Its strange that your third rails aren't covered. Figured leaves and snow would be hell on reliability.
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Axeman Jim posted:Correct. So you had the cost cutting rail executives from America design your poo poo. Cool.
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Feb 4, 2016 17:53
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B4Ctom1 posted:This, plus using in-cab cameras to make TE&Y are pretty good at eliminating their own jobs. I know if the carrier can eliminate grade crossings the railroads would go to full on automation with roaming mechanics to fix crap as it breaks.
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wilfredmerriweathr posted:That makes me miss my home state. Love the response of the locomotive engineer when asked if he's OK: God drat, thats a hell of ride down the tracks.
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