CN Purchased BC Rail

[fuzzybroken]

QUOTE: Originally posted by kmarian

This is not news - However after reading your forum back in 2003 and watching every ones opinions on what should happen and why - here we sit 2 years later BC Rail is now owned By CN and we are watching our Provinces Industry crippled by lack of service lack of trains and lack of alternative - Why hasnt this caught any ones interest. The North is being held hostage by this company with no alternative.

I am interested in your thoughts in this matter no that teh sale is completed and implimented


Krista

Hey, welcome to Wisconsin!!![}:)][}:)][}:)] We've had the same problems in our province errr... state, except the railroad in this case was the Wisconsin Central. Lots of industries "up nort", including the logging and paper industries that WC served so well, are being neglected and surcharged to death by "CN". What happened to our wonderful railroad???

-Mark
http://www.geocities.com/fuzzybroken

[Junctionfan]

Take it to a Transport Canada type agency that regulates service. Unlike Wisconsin and other U.S states, Canada does have something to tell CN to perform the service or find the industry an alternative. Also if CN and the industries have signed a contract saying that CN has to perform a service in exchange for something else, as long as the industries are living up to their end of the contract, CN could be sued for breach of contract.

There are other class 1s in Vancouver. CP is the biggest alternative. BNSF also enters the city. SRY is a shortline that is a Rail link subsidiary and must be able to aquire running rights so I don't really see too much of a problem in B.C.

[Anonymous]

I went to a fight once. First class brawl, eh? But in the middle a hockey game broke out[}:)][}:)][}:)]

[greyhounds]

I think "You Canadian Types" left out Your most important thingy; The National Hockey League is Shut Down, and no one cares.

The last time I went to a Black Hawks game, trying to impress a new date who was for some reason: 1) from the Detroit area, and 2) a very major Red Wings fan, It cost me $60 a ticket. I ain't paying $120 to take a woman to a hockey game! Plus dinner! And parking. Did it once. Don't want to do it again.

[selector]

We don't even have any competition in parliament, AND NO ONE CARES!!

[tatans]

Say, how long have you lived in Canada, 1 airline, 1 big brewery, a couple of banks(soon to be 2) no railway passenger service etc. etc. We really do hate competiton don't we? and , by the way, have you noticed, no one cares.

[Anonymous]

This is not news - However after reading your forum back in 2003 and watching every ones opinions on what should happen and why - here we sit 2 years later BC Rail is now owned By CN and we are watching our Provinces Industry crippled by lack of service lack of trains and lack of alternative - Why hasnt this caught any ones interest. The North is being held hostage by this company with no alternative.

I am interested in your thoughts in this matter no that teh sale is completed and implimented


Krista