Best, Favorite Railroad and Why?

[Anonymous]

Best two railroads that no longer exist 1. Pennsylvania Railroad 2. Reading Railroad
Best current line (Class 1) CSX
Best Railroad in my opinion Amtrak because you can ride it for the time being all over America.

[Anonymous]

I was a big fan of BC Rail, until recently.

Absolutely beautiful right-of-way, they used to run lots of passenger service (BUDDS) and the Royal Hudson 2860 (Steam), they had electrics running in coal service, I like their Blue/White/Red paint scheme on their Dash-8's, and my grandfather lives on their right-of-way, so I spent lots of time as a youngster watching their passenger and freight traffic.

They have now been eaten up by the CN, and nothing much is the same as it used to be.
Thet barely run a train a day on the right-of-way between North Vancouver Prince George.

[andrewjonathon]

I grew up by a CN branchline and to this day I still love CN despite all the negative things people say about them.

[Anonymous]

Best running? Probably CN. Most interesting developer? KCS, Fastest? BNSF
Most interesting new mainline route: T&P (U.P.) Ft.Worth / Sierra Blanca (ElPaso)
Most scenic: tie UP& BNSF Most fun to watch: BNSF's Chi-LA route for its speed and scenery. Most missed fallen flags: SP SSW RI KATY Sou SLSF (for me)
Favorite current RR: KCS Do I want any more mergers? emphatic NO !!!
Do I like the latest spin-off short lines and regionals? Yes. Most interesting to me: DM&E's coal route expansion if it comes about. Favorite shortline: Ft.Worth&Western
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[joesap1]

After reading those comments about how the BNSF makes it a point to get the Amtrak over it's rails with as little as fuss as possible, I am beginning to think that the BNSF is or has emerged as the premier railroad in the US of A.
I am, personally, partial to the UP because my Grandfather was an engineer on that line from North Platte to Grand Island, Nebraska. But the UP is slow about everything. The are slow in letting the Amtrak through. They are slow in hiring new help. I applied for a train service job that closed in December and have yet to hear anything. Upon contacting the UP, they told me it could take up to six months to make a decision.
In contrast, I have applied for three different jobs on the BNSF and they quickly responded after the position closed( I wasn't hired, but nobody does every thing right).
So may be the BNSF has there act together or at least as number two, they try harder. I am thinking I should switch my loyalities.
Who do you think is the best running railroad in the U.S. today, and more importantly, why?