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The Effect of E. Hunter Harrison on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds

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Posted by blue streak 1 on Friday, September 1, 2017 9:59 AM

tree68

But when one considers that oxygen is a key component of fire (rapid oxidation, after all), adding all that oxygen to something already burning can be rather spectacular.

Yes tell the Apollo crew that. 15PSI of pure oxygen.

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Posted by tree68 on Friday, September 1, 2017 12:47 PM

blue streak 1
Yes tell the Apollo crew that. 15PSI of pure oxygen.

Exactly - made everything flammable in the capsule burn just that much better...

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Posted by cprtrain on Friday, September 1, 2017 1:02 PM

Harrison has created a mess at CSX. This has a tremendous effect on the rail industry for a couple of reasons:

- interchange.....delayed trains mean missed connections.

- poor customer service.......hurts the entire rail industry.

Any othe CEO would have been fired for the problems that Harrison has created.

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Posted by Norm48327 on Friday, September 1, 2017 2:42 PM

cprtrain
Any othe CEO would have been fired for the problems that Harrison has created.

And have been given the usual 'Golden Parachute'; AKA megabucks.

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Posted by wanswheel on Friday, September 1, 2017 2:49 PM

Excerpt from STB news release, Aug. 24

https://www.stb.gov/__85256593004F576F.nsf/0/3F70913865D43C5485258186007088A2?OpenDocument

The Board will hold a public listening session beginning at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, September 12, 2017, in the Board’s Hearing Room at the agency’s headquarters located at 395 E Street, S.W., in Washington, D.C. The Board will direct CSX to appear at the listening session, and the agency encourages impacted shippers and other railroads to appear as well. Shippers, railroads, and other stakeholders are requested to file with the Board a notice of intent to participate, identifying the party and the proposed speaker, no later than September 7, 2017. The session will be open for public observation.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Surface+Transportation+Board/@38.8832369,-77.0168561,3a,75y,350.31h,107.89t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sHhb5ZF9cSmsTJlCSZCI6Fg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x89b7b778a7e20711:0x6c5ab8108f334246!2s395+E+St+SW,+Washington,+DC+20024!3b1!8m2!3d38.8835646!4d-77.0171206!3m4!1s0x89b7b778a6277f91:0x3d9f3bf851b63d7!8m2!3d38.8836307!4d-77.017199

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Posted by Convicted One on Tuesday, September 5, 2017 7:35 PM

BaltACD
resurrecting the old B&O Hi-Cube 89 foot stock cars

 

Putting shackles in those wouldn't be as much help keeping engine crews on duty after the next  couple rounds of workforce reduction.

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