NS vs. CSX

[Anonymous]

ns, done and done...

[Anonymous]

Gelvr,

Are you saying a RR is only good on whether it has a good color scheme on its locomotives or on its financial and operating performance??

You will get no arguement out of me regarding NS's performance as transportation company with excellent balance sheets and service. But to base on whether you like a RR based on such trivial criteria is why for years so many in the industry has dismissed us railfans as a bunch of yahoo foamers who don't care if the RR is making money or not just run trains for the sake of running them for our amusement like some giant 1:1 scale model railroad.

The Chicken *** Xpress monikcer may well be deservered of CSX, but say what you will Conrail did in fact save freight railroading in the northeast!!! And that's a fact Jack!!

QUOTE: Originally posted by gelvr1

Norfolk Southern definitely is my favorite and in my opinion the best railroad ever on face of the earth!!!!!! Love that black and white.
CSX sucks! CSX=Chicken S**T EXpress
Although I am happy about one thing CSX did, but they had to have NS's help, and it was buying Conrail. Conrail sucks even more than CSX does, and CSX sucks a whole lot.
CR=Crappy Railroad.
NORFOLK SOUTHERN RULES!!!!!!!! Always have and always will!!
That black and white paint sure is better looking than that crappy paint CSX uses to try to show off with all that yellow, blue, and gray. CSX can't even make up there mind as far as what scheme to paint there engines. NS has only had one paint scheme until just recently when they're painting new and newly acquired engines in the "Horsehead" scheme, but at least it is still black and white. CSX has had god knows how many paint schemes.

[cpbloom]

Colin that was great post......

especially that part about "foamers who don't who don't care if the RR is making money or not just run trains for the sake of running them for our amusement like some giant 1:1 scale model railroad."

I feel there are a lot of people here and elsewhere who think like this. [xx(]

CR = "Crappy Railroad" [:(!] based on what? Unlike other fallen flags, Conrail went out a winner. I know it was probably because of a bidding war, but didn't NS and CSX pay almost 3 times what UP paid for SP???

[icmr]

Who cares how much they paid. NS got the better end of the deal (DUH). I agree with gelvr1 about CSX but not about Conrail. Everything he said about CSX is right and it also describes UP. Feel free to disagree. Also, cpbloom I like your picture.



ICMR

[waltersrails]

CSX IS A great railroad because it has the B&O. No really CSX is good but i still like NS a little better.

[Anonymous]

What the heck. NS is better in all aspects...they have been better orgaized and more prophitable that CSX....besides they may have a share or dash 9s...but so does CSX...and NS has better locos because CSX never had hi-hood units!!!!

QUOTE: Originally posted by alstom

I like CSX better than NS, because CSX has a variety of power where NS is lamo Dash 9s[zzz] . Also there paint is better on CSX than on NS.

[cpbloom]

QUOTE: Originally posted by icmr

Who cares how much they paid.

I'm just pointing out the fact that they paid sort of proves CR DOES NOT equal Crappy Railroad, lighten up.

What the [censored] has happened to this forum lately.

[waltersrails]

NS did surprise me last night after a six engine train CR in front followed by 5 NS engines and the last one being a GP59 OLS scheme that made my day. If they run more classic shcemes i might like them better.

[Anonymous]

Yes, restoring Chessie would be a good start. Forget the CSX. CSX to me reminds me of the Rust Belt. Abandoned factories and mills.

[waltersrails]

CSX was good seeing today but NS Still showed more action. Plus seeing the UP CR CR new logo NS CR and lease engine go through was great.