Great Lakes and Atlantic-Dream come true?

[tree68]

QUOTE: Originally posted by piouslion

Now that's a new one on me, a railroad that is a charity, how novel[#dots].

More than a few railroads have turned into nonprofits, albeit unintentially....

[Junctionfan]

I have my operation costs under control Gabe. I have enough lawyers including Robert Shapiro and Johnny Cochrane (definately fantasy land[:D]).

I need department heads. I currently have only a CEO (me), and CFO, COO and Cheif of Security and Legal Services (G&A police included).

Who will step up to the plate?

I think Mark W Hemphill would make a fine Vice President of Research for example; and edblysard a fine Vice President of Security and Legal Services.

[Anonymous]

Make sure all those VPs know how to operate a shovel and get some useful work out of them.

Wayne

[Anonymous]

Now that's a new one on me, a railroad that is a charity, how novel[#dots].

[gabe]

Oh, so we will be a non-profit operation then?

Did I mention non-profit operations need lawyers as well?

Gabe

[Junctionfan]

QUOTE: Originally posted by gabe

Randy is absolutely right.

There is no way your railway will be able to pay the 200 high-priced lawyers that it will need--and who doesn't--to be able to be a proper company if it has all of those high-priced positions.

While we are at it, we better cut some of the non-managerial positions too. After all, with lawyers on board, do we really need to worry about safety?

Last, but not least, we better make sure we cancel all fan excursions. We don't want our legal department over worked by all of the legal problems that can result from such frivolous activity.

We should not get rid of the Chief financial officer though; got to keep him or her on board to make sure the lawyers get paid.

Gabe

I don't run like CN; and no E Hunter Harrison isn't welcome on my board of directors.

[Overmod]

Randy, if there's a phone tapping department, it's a VP and his ILLegal staff. (Perhaps the socialist government in Canada freely condones wiretaps whenever a philosopher-king railroad president deems them desirable, though ;-})

Why not hire all those poor management types Uncle Pete sacked earlier this year? They need jobs, too...

[gabe]

I hadn't really thought about it; but, if it means more lawyers, it can't possibly be a bad thing. Right?

[Randy Stahl]

Gabe.... What are you saying ? does this RR need a phone tapping dept ? and the appropriate VP and his legal staff to go with it ?

Randy

[gabe]

Randy is absolutely right.

There is no way your railway will be able to pay the 200 high-priced lawyers that it will need--and who doesn't--to be able to be a proper company if it has all of those high-priced positions.

While we are at it, we better cut some of the non-managerial positions too. After all, with lawyers on board, do we really need to worry about safety?

Last, but not least, we better make sure we cancel all fan excursions. We don't want our legal department over worked by all of the legal problems that can result from such frivolous activity.

We should not get rid of the Chief financial officer though; got to keep him or her on board to make sure the lawyers get paid.

Gabe

[Junctionfan]

I have already been operating for a while. I operate over 400 trains a day. I purchased the several trucking companies including Trans X and TST Overland. I run from Boston to Montreal, Boston to Chicago, Buffalo to Pittsburgh, Detroit to Cincinnati, London Ontario to Toronto plus the Ontario Nortland.

This is why I need all the management and must be decent railfans. Workers aren't the problem-got plenty from the existing shortline companies.

[Randy Stahl]

Sounds top heavy to me, what do you need all those high paid VPs for anyhow ? If your going to startup , you need more practical RR men rather than tossing away large sums of ca***hat you havn't earned yet on people that sit behind desks . Perhaps in time you will be able to expand.
Randy

[Junctionfan]

Hello everybody and welcome to fantasyland.

I am the Chairman, Owner and Chief Operating Officer of the Great Lakes and Atlantic Railroad. The railroad is a class 1 railroad that was formed with the consolidation of Rail America, Genesse&Wyoming and the Ontario Nortland.

Today I need people for my management team to help me with my railroad.

The positions are....

Cheif Financial Officer
Vice President of Security and Legal Services
Vice President of Intermodal and Development
Vice President of Agriculture and Development
Vice President of Mining Commodities and Development
Vice President of Tourism and Public Relations
Vice President of Chemical, Petrochemical and Waste Management
Vice President of Real Estate and Property Management
Vice President of Research
Vice President of Human Resources
Vice President of Supply Logistics and Development
Vice President of Marketing and Customer Services

Who want's to join my railroad? [:D][:D][:D]

And remember

We care about our employees but don't cross the boss.