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Via better than Amtrak in terms of management - maybe. I know there was an article in Trains in praise of Via management but I don't know enough to comment. CN on the other hand under Tellier and the current guy - whose name escapes me - was a company run by cutting, cutting, and cutting some more. Some of the cuts have been serious. There was a wash out in British Columbia not to long ago and the govt came down on CN for more inspections and maintenance on there bridges. In fact, CN stopped painting there bridges long ago. Now you don't need to be Einstein to know that not painting bridges is ultimately going to affect the longevity of the bridge. But if you are a pres and want to show immediate results - cut, cut , and cut some more - and everyone thinks your brilliant. A friend of mine who retired recently from management in the service shop at Thornton Yard in Surrey told me about CN's cut back of replacing the oil in engines - to the ultimate detriment to the engines. Tracks are being ripped out and some of it makes sense but in other occasions, senseless. In the Fraser/Thompson Canyon in BC, sidings that will be critical if there is a land slide are being taken out. CN is rely too much on directional running with CP. CN is an apparent success story eventually headed for trouble.
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