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[Lenny53]

Long article but damn it paints an ugly picture of modern railroading and pins it right on EHH.

EHH increased train lengths when he got to CP, problem was the trains ended up being too long to fit the passing sidings.  The single track main from Toronto to Smith Falls was effectively bottle necked as the line had to be clear before any train could set off in the opposite direction. Customers were fling complaints with regulators about the degradation in service.   

[Jbub]

I'm not saying he doesn't deserve the blame, just that they doubt dance around it.
As far as dwell time outside of yards, I've seen UP do that coming into Salt lake from the north out of Ogden. We'll have 4 or 5 trains lined up on a long stretch with no grade crossings along it.

[John]

Contract negotiations will be starting soon between labor and the railroads, and while the railroads have spent the last few years extolling their lower operating ratios, increased investor profits and better customer service, you can bet they will cry poverty when it comes to wages and health care.

Scott

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[lock4244]

Have you guys read this about all this mess?
https://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/news/2019/09/17/special-report-how-csx-is-changing-the-rules-of.html?ana=yahoo&yptr=yahoo

I am reminded of how fast and without any remorse shippers abandoned railroads for other modes in decades past. I am also curious as to how the large shippers treat their customers when in a position of dominance or outright monopoly in their respective markets... "I'm upset that you're doing exactly what I'd do in your position".

Don't hate the player, hate the game... driven by shareholder value.

[lock4244]

IG3SE 13
OX591 (Hermiston Or.) to OP500 (Portland Or.) 

13,100'  3x2 midtrain DPU.

Had to setout 3'100' at Portland because the BNSF won't take anything over 10,000' (wussies  )

Scott

Longest we see around Toronto are 15,000'+ on CN between Toronto and Montreal (148/149 container trains that never get DP's). The norm is more like 13,000', but they run whatever the Port of Montreal gives them. CN's Brampton Intermodal Terminal (BIT, CN's Toronto terminal) is choked at the best of times, so they're often forced to set out Malport, which is a very close to BIT, but adds something like two hours to the crew's day. Land barges are what CN does for better or worse. One outcome is fewer trains on any given route. I've had the opportunity to drive a conductor to an ailing DP, saving him about 25-30 minutes of walking by his estimation... definitely better to be on the right hand side of the cab.