mudchicken wrote: nanaimo73 wrote: I was thinking Mr Reed would have been considering the purchase and rebuilding costs, and whether the additional revenue gained would cover these costs. For the second half of my question, by "physically", I was wondering if the ATSF had the required manpower and equipment on hand to do the rebuilding .....ATSF, at that point in time, could have handled the project better than any of the other western lines...the question was the capital involved and that was Mr. Reed's call.
nanaimo73 wrote: I was thinking Mr Reed would have been considering the purchase and rebuilding costs, and whether the additional revenue gained would cover these costs. For the second half of my question, by "physically", I was wondering if the ATSF had the required manpower and equipment on hand to do the rebuilding .....
I was thinking Mr Reed would have been considering the purchase and rebuilding costs, and whether the additional revenue gained would cover these costs. For the second half of my question, by "physically", I was wondering if the ATSF had the required manpower and equipment on hand to do the rebuilding .....
ATSF, at that point in time, could have handled the project better than any of the other western lines...the question was the capital involved and that was Mr. Reed's call.
Thanks MC. Were you with the ATSF back then?1980 saw the Santa Fe winning the gold Harriman safety award for the 7th time in 10 years.
Railway Man wrote: nanaimo73 wrote:Railway Man, would you know if that interview would be available anywhere online, or in print?Other than what you have here, not at present.
nanaimo73 wrote:Railway Man, would you know if that interview would be available anywhere online, or in print?
Railway Man, would you know if that interview would be available anywhere online, or in print?
Other than what you have here, not at present.
Sound like it could turn into a pretty good book someday. It would be interesting to read about the merger talks between ATSF and MP before 1980 as well.
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