Who are you?

[clinchfieldfan]

Definitely a rail-fan, living near N & W right of way most of my life (now near NS and CSX) I have had a life long facination with trains.
I have a serious "addiction" to model railroading, according to my wife! She does let me induldge though. She has even let me put a retired Clinchfield block signal in her flowerbed.
Due to my career choice I have gotten several cab rides with operation Lifesaver!
I have to say most of the railroaders I've met are not railfans. When you find one they are definitely the "exception". TRAINS RULE!

[Anonymous]

Hello from Indianapolis

[Anonymous]

a railfan extraordinary. but glad to stay in that category. i can enjoy the
plus without the minus, but every occupation has plus and minus.
i am definitely turned off by the cn--was can natl--grabbing up territory
south of their border. if the same were happening in reverse, you could
hear the shouts from ottawa all the way to the equator. hope the ntsb will
declare a halt to these incursions and do it quickly. theo sommerkamp

[Anonymous]

I am a railfan, I think that describes me. For more info see my profile.

[Anonymous]

I am not a rail fan.I worked for CP Rail for 24 years and moved on to work for myself.
I repair Steam Locomotives.I travel about 8 months out of the year fixing Steam
Locomotives and Private cars.

[Mookie]

QUOTE: Originally posted by csx-dispatcher

Hello from Indianapolis

All Right! We have a dispatcher - I bet there are some really good stories here! I hope you will let us in on some of them! This could get very interesting!

Mookie [8D]

[JoeKoh]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie

QUOTE: Originally posted by csx-dispatcher

Hello from Indianapolis

All Right! We have a dispatcher - I bet there are some really good stories here! I hope you will let us in on some of them! This could get very interesting!

Mookie [8D]

yes all these railroad people and now a dispatcher.wow[:)]
stay safe
Joe

[BentnoseWillie]

QUOTE: Originally posted by sommerkamp

i am definitely turned off by the cn--was can natl--grabbing up territory
south of their border. if the same were happening in reverse, you could
hear the shouts from ottawa all the way to the equator.

Um, some points on that:

CN has owned GTW since its formation in 1929. DWP and CV weren't much later. So this has been going on for nearly 80 years. It's not new, and it's no secret.

55% of CN stock is held in the USA. The largest single shareholder is William H. Gates III of Redmond, Washington. He owns 15%, which is the federally-mandated limit for a single shareholder.

The president of CN is E. Hunter Harrison, a US citizen and former president of the Illinois Central. He became VP of US operations when CN and IC merged, and replaced Paul Tellier last year as president. His old job was filled with another ex-IC executive, hardly surprising since he's in charge of US operations.

I don't think it's accurate to characterize the CN-IC merger or CN's more recent acquisitions in the US as a Canadian "incursion", since CN is essentially under US ownership now. The reverse scenario you describe happened almost 10 years ago when CN was privatized, and I don't mind a bit. It's not as good to railfan or to work for, but at least it's still there.

We're partners. We sell you our resource stuff, you sell us your manufactured stuff. We'd buy more of your stuff if you didn't outnumber us 10 to 1.

I bless the day I could finally buy Pringles! ..[:)]

[Anonymous]

Let me know if Any of you have any Questions?

[Anonymous]

I am a rail customer who receives carloads of corn starch, soy flour, and various vegetable oils.

[Mookie]

QUOTE: Originally posted by rdganthracite

I am a rail customer who receives carloads of corn starch, soy flour, and various vegetable oils.

do you make them into chocolate cakes?

Inquiring minds want to know!

Mookie

[dharmon]

QUOTE: Originally posted by BentnoseWillie

I bless the day I could finally buy Pringles! ..[:)]

[:)][:D] Man, if I had only known things were that bad in Canada.........something has to be done about this untapped junk food market in the great white north. I say we get some well meaning but naive hollywood celebrities and pop singers and form an aid group and have a big concert to raise money to send Pringles to Canada....We can call it SNAC AID ...Send Canadians American Chips...........[:D][:D]

[BentnoseWillie]

Have no fear - we got Pringles about 15 years ago. And we certainly don't need you to send rock stars - we have our own. They even know how to curl!

'Course, free chips would be nice...[:p]

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie

QUOTE: Originally posted by rdganthracite

I am a rail customer who receives carloads of corn starch, soy flour, and various vegetable oils.

do you make them into chocolate cakes?

Inquiring minds want to know!

Mookie

Actually we use them to produce pharmaceuticals.

[Mookie]

QUOTE: Originally posted by rdganthracite

QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie

QUOTE: Originally posted by rdganthracite

I am a rail customer who receives carloads of corn starch, soy flour, and various vegetable oils.

do you make them into chocolate cakes?

Inquiring minds want to know!

Mookie

no wonder they make you swallow them whole and with lots of water! Ugh![xx(]

Mookie

Actually we use them to produce pharmaceuticals.

[edblysard]

Now that ought to get him a lot of e-mails!
Ed