12-17-2015, 12:02 AM
Two very colourful and worthy units there, its almost too much colour for a NS consist.
Better enjoy them while we can because if Hunter Harrison has his way and ends up running NS, you can bet your last dollar that these two will be the last Heritage style units NS produces.
I truly hope that HH slips up somehow and falls on his bum because from what I understand his way of running a railroad may produce short term performance figures that look good to Wall Street, but result in nothing but trouble for the people who have to actually try running a railroad.
It all seems like smoke and mirrors to me and once the smoke clears and HH has ridden off to final permanent retirement, some poor buggers are left to try and revive a railroad and re-learn how to compete with other modes of transport. 
If HH is so wonderful, then how come BOTH Canadian railroads screwed up this last Northern winter?
Mark
Better enjoy them while we can because if Hunter Harrison has his way and ends up running NS, you can bet your last dollar that these two will be the last Heritage style units NS produces.
I truly hope that HH slips up somehow and falls on his bum because from what I understand his way of running a railroad may produce short term performance figures that look good to Wall Street, but result in nothing but trouble for the people who have to actually try running a railroad.
It all seems like smoke and mirrors to me and once the smoke clears and HH has ridden off to final permanent retirement, some poor buggers are left to try and revive a railroad and re-learn how to compete with other modes of transport. If HH is so wonderful, then how come BOTH Canadian railroads screwed up this last Northern winter?
Mark
Fake It till you Make It, then Fake It some More