Least Favorite Railroad

[Anonymous]

PERSONALY I DO HATE AMTRACK MYSELF !

[jchnhtfd]

My my. We do seem to be bashing Amtrak here... suppose it can't be helped; anything with that much political meddling is going to have problems. But, guys, we're trying -- at least the railroaders and our new president (of Amtrak, not the US, dummy) are.

As to least favourite railroad? No problem: Guilford Transportation. They have an arrogance with all concerned which has to be seen to be believed, and the way they treat the help isn't a crime, but should be.

[brilondon]

[:(!][xx(]Amtrak [V][:(!]hands down is by far my least favourite railroad.

[mudchicken]

Any railroad created as a pretense for aquiring the the railroad for the sole purpose of controlling who scraps it. (There are at least 4 out there right now). If there is any business out there to be had, they make sure it has been run off.

[RAILFANUSA]

-------------Aaaah... ...cahn't seem to think of one... ----------------

[jsanchez]

You and any potential shippers should contact the Surface Transportation Board if this is really happening, they will usually force the owners to sell the line to a firm who will actually run it, this is especially the case if the line has the potential of being viable, or if online communities are going to be impacted negatively ecconomically. There was company I think it was AKC materials that was buying viable lines to scrap and they are now banned from purchasing railroads.

QUOTE: Originally posted by mudchicken

Any railroad created as a pretense for aquiring the the railroad for the sole purpose of controlling who scraps it. (There are at least 4 out there right now). If there is any business out there to be had, they make sure it has been run off.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by BOBBISHNA

Cast my vote for ANY of the big 4. I'm sick of UP, BNSF, CSX, and NS. Whatever happened to the days when there were several different railroads competing for traffic in a given market? These days, I see railroads as just a "generic" monopoly, that is wiping out all traces of its former self. Stack trains and lookalike unit coal trains don't make for a very good replacement for the unique "old" freights of the pre-1970's era. When was the last time you saw a boxcar with the owning railroads logo painted on the boxcar? These days all you get are some simple reporting marks, provided that they aren't covered in mindless gang graffitti.
Todd C.

In case you have forgotten, railroads are what we call a business. They are always looking for bigger and better options. Most cars today are leased any way so what do the Class 1's care if it does not have their name on it. Not trying to upset you. My favorite fell victim to the U.P. It's just that the railroads could not survive doing what you are talking about.

[Anonymous]

My least favorite is CN and NS

[Willy2]

My least favorite railroad is the Union Pacific. I just think that they think that they are hot shots! If wasn't for Union Pacific, BNSF would be the largest railroad in the country. That's another reason that I don't like UP.

Willy

[Anonymous]

Guilford is the worst railroad in the world.......................

[espeefoamer]

Two traditional railroads I never cared for were the N&W and theL&N.
I used to like UP because they used those great double diesels and the turbines.I really liked those long yellow streamliners,but they disappeared with Amtrak.When these were gone, I lost most of my interest in UP.Now I hate it because it took over my SP.They also took over many other roads. I love seeing thier trains running around with dirty grimy diesels when the traditional(pre 1982) UP kept its units clean.[}:)]

[Anonymous]

i like to ride amtrak. good way to see thecountry and meet lovely people. if the pc or ic or nyc went behind my house or through my home town they would be my prefered rrs. but they did not. the ic and cnw did. i like em i like all rrs. they built this country . each has its own personality. how about least favorite food? liver, pig brains, cow tongue,rocky mountain oysters. ha.

[Anonymous]

It has to be the Soo. Not just because they were awarded the Milwaukee Road (I'm a die hard fan), but because of the "rotten pumpkin" paint scheme that they promptly applied to the locomotives, and the no trespassing/no railfanning signs that were posted at the depots and yards after the take over. I got kicked out of the Portage (WI) depot where I went to try and take photos of Milwaukee Road equipment, and never really went back. It was much different in the Milwaukee days, when my Dad and I spent many hours wandering the entire Portage yard and knew most of the crews who ran through the area. All the proposed Soo/Milwaukee logos seemed to disappear right after the takeover as if the Milwaukee never existed.

[route_rock]

They couldnt survive cause they dont know how[}:)] Dont worry they will survive right up to the point when no one invests in them anymore.So give me all the major players who screw over small shippers.Yes it does happen look at what Uncle Pete tried in iowa.Told small elevators 100 cars or else! So most have started trucking to IC/CN and IC&E!Thank God for shortlines!Funny how they can turn a profit in the loose car market.Maybe cause all the good managers left to go to them [}:)]

[CG9602]

QUOTE: Originally posted by emeraldisle

AMTRAK,AMTRAK,AMTRAK. Anything that the FED GOV. has had anything to do with has been a fiasco. Amtrak has always been a tax payers nitemare and always will be. Don't let anyone fool you into believing that your taxes still aren't supporting that Rolling TIN CAN.[V][V][V]

RANT mode *ON
You could make the same statement about the highways. Seeing as how you object to subsidies and think subsidies are bad, why not get rid of the highway funds as well? and the FAA. we'd certainly see a lot more trains running around if we got rid of all those gov't boondoggles and money pits known as highways. They are never completely fixed
END RANT

Seriously, my least favorite RR? I can't think of any. I also share jesus1st's sentiments on Amtrak.

It's disappointing to find on an RR forum those who passionatly dislike certain trains, but, then, this is a free country where we are all entitled to our opinions. .

[CG9602]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Ringer1

Well VIA is sure a better deal than Amtrak.

I can go by air almost anywhere at a better rate than by taking AMTRAK.

Have been to Seattle twice in the last year and could have went by air for $800.00 less than by AMTRAK in a Pullman.



Tom

OK, but you know that comparing trains & railroads to airlines and (taxpayer-subsidized) airports is like the proverbial apples-to-oranges comparison. Anyone with a computer can find a train fare that is less than an airfare, and vice versa. Long distance trains go not only from one major metro area to another, but also serve many intermediate municipalities with poor, or costly, or no air service at all. You try to get a ticket to some of the smaller airports, and then see what the price is. You also realize that many smaller airports are even more heavily subsidized than the air service at the large hubs - in some cases, each traveller going to a smaller airport is subsidized by the US taxpayer to the tune of 500 %! (Source: "Supertrains," by Joe Vranich). In addition, the walk-up fare for an Amtrak train is often much much less than the walk-up airfare.

[Anonymous]

Current: NS. Why? Because they are stupid inbreds.

Historical: N&W. Why? Because they were stupid inbreds.

Least Favorite Railfan: "Oldtimer" Why? Because he is a N&W loverboy, which makes him a stupid inbred also.

Enjoy bashing the NS while you can, because it is only a matter of time before they are eliminated by the next merger. Then all the inbreds that run the company will be sent packing to the trailer parks from which they crawled out of.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: MR UP Posted: Today, 23:09:34
Current: NS. Why? Because they are stupid inbreds.

Historical: N&W. Why? Because they were stupid inbreds.

Least Favorite Railfan: "Oldtimer" Why? Because he is a N&W loverboy, which makes him a stupid inbred also.

Enjoy bashing the NS while you can, because it is only a matter of time before they are eliminated by the next merger. Then all the inbreds that run the company will be sent packing to the trailer parks from which they crawled out of.

And what the hell is all of that supposed to mean? I'm getting tired of coming to the forums and hearing so many hostile and negative comments.

[Anonymous]

Can't say I really have a least favorite railroad, though I'm still mad at NS for closing Saluda.

[Anonymous]

I hate NJT. To me most passenger trains are boring, but NJT is number one in the boring list.

[Anonymous]

Originally posted by jsanchez

My least favorite

Norfolk Southern- they could be doing a lot more business in the Northeast, to worried about cutting cost instead of growth, they still need to learn what customer service is and improve their public and employee relations. Boring ,cheap paint scheme on their locomotives.

NS SUCKS. They have the CRAPIEST PAINTSCHEME EVER!

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