Warren Buffet Buys Burlington Northern

[sgtcarl1]

Actually, I have seen that very thing right close to where I live. I discovered, by being nosey, that sometimes locos are parked in such areas so they can be serviced. I observed the crew, while they serviced the engine, swapped out air filters, and did a thorough check of everything else. The foreman said that for every week an engine ran, it needed to be sidelined and serviced, which took eight to ten hours, minimum. (NS believes in taking care of their equipment.) The service was being done by a subcontrator. He had 12 people on his crew, and they were all busy.