JOdom wrote:Belen should paint the fire truck orange and put the swoosh on it.
Kudos to BNSF for this easy goodwill/good PR machine!
Dan
Wow--how lucky is that?
Glad to hear that things are moving over there, though.
Carl
Railroader Emeritus (practiced railroading for 46 years--and in 2010 I finally got it right!)
CAACSCOCOM--I don't want to behave improperly, so I just won't behave at all. (SM)
No, CShave, the sequence of events is that the donation came first and then the fire occured.
One can hope that the donation was not for the city's first fire truck.
Mookie wrote: In the grand scheme of things, this wasn't a huge amount of money, but look at all the goodwill and good feelings this probably bought. Is there a place to find out the cause of those trestle fires and their status right now?Mook
In the grand scheme of things, this wasn't a huge amount of money, but look at all the goodwill and good feelings this probably bought.
Is there a place to find out the cause of those trestle fires and their status right now?
Mook
She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw
Could this have been influenced by the trestle fire near Belen that BNSF suffered over the weekend?
The trestle wasn't as big as the UP's in Sacramento, but it severed their Transcon just as cleanly. I haven't checked to see how repair/replacement has progressed.
Anyway, UP did do something similar in the wake of the Sacramento trestle fire--I think it was other firefighting equipment, as opposed to a new truck, but it was probably a reaction to the departments' needs.
I know some of you like to bash BNSF, so here is something good that BNSF is doing.
snips from the article: BNSF gives $100,000 to Belen to buy fire truck
Belen The City of Belen was presented a $100,000 check from the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Foundation Monday night at the regular city council meeting.
Director of Government Affairs for BNSF Railway Bob Munguia said they became aware of the city's need of another fire truck about a year and a half ago when informational meetings were being held on the Aragon Road grade separation and railroad crossings.
"We needed to step up and do some different things," Munguia said. "We want to become more involved in the community, and we want to continue to be involved. This is not just a one shot thing."
Mayor Ronnie Torres said the city desperately needed another fire truck, and "without the help of the railroad it wouldn't have happened."
"We appreciate all that BNSF has done for us," Ulivarri said.
http://www.news-bulletin.com/news/70603-04-18-07.html
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