union pacific, and santa fe running with norfolk southern freight trains

[chad thomas]

Paul, It's not your age it's your attitude. There are several well respected members of this forum that are your age and younger.

[David_Telesha]

QUOTE: Originally posted by paulstecyna21

if there is one thing i have got to say it is that i am still in high school and i am junior, not only that but i do not know most of these things that you talk about since i am in 11th grade in high school.
Is this fine with everybody?

Whats your point?

I'm 16 and am a Junior.

You're question answered by many people (myself included)...

[paulstecyna21]

all right i will acept what everybody has said but i like to do my own investigating my self that is why i sent the letter to the company.

[daveklepper]

Don't squash an independent spirit!

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by daveklepper

Don't squash an independent spirit!

Nice thought, but I'd be happier if he wasn't talking out of both sides of his mouth, in affect saying: "Okay, I accept what I've been told, but I'm still gonna **** on your answers."

[paulstecyna21]

can you just be very nice to me

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by paulstecyna21

can you just be very nice to me

How about another question: Can you show respect for those who have taken the time and effort to answer you?

Ain't no one-way streets here. You want nice, consider showing respect and not dissin' people that are willing to help out.

[chad thomas]

[#ditto]

[ValleyX]

Does anyone else think that it is amazing that this topic is up to page 5?

[spbed]

Hello I am just back from Texas & if I was you I would get my MSN word in full gear cause I saw the following. My 1st stop was Temple Tx & lo & behold the 1st thing I saw is a NSRR on the BNSFleading 4 other locos in a lite move somewhere. So when I got to the motel later I immediately checked the NSRR & found out that the NSRR does not serve Temple. Next stop was Austin & there I saw a NB UPRR train being lead by a NSRR loco with a UPRR loco as the trailer. Again when I got back to the motel I checked to see if the NSRR serves Austin & found it does not. Finally I stopped at Saginaw that is TX not Michigan & there on the BNSF I saw my 1st road railer trailer train guess what it was being led by a NSRR loco trailed by a UPRR loco on the BNSF! Again I checked & found out that the NSRR does not serve Saginaw TX. My recommendation to you is you should write immediate letters to the UPRR/BNSF/NSRR & find out what the heck is going on as to why they are operating NSRR locos.

Later today check out the actual pix of what I wrote above under the Texas March 06 gallery at the bel;ow listed web site

http://vgalleries.com/members/railfan1/The+Trainfan.vrg

[:p]

QUOTE: Originally posted by paulstecyna21

I AM NOT CAMPING OUTSIDE MY MAILBOX AND BY THE WAY I DO NOT HAVE A MAILBOX. ITS GETS DELIVERED TO MY DOOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[chad thomas]

QUOTE: Originally posted by ValleyX

Does anyone else think that it is amazing that this topic is up to page 5?

Not as amazing as the fact that I'm still poping in here. It's kind of like watching clowns, they are so lame, yet you still watch them.[(-D]

[paulstecyna21]

okay i will show respect can we be friends?

[Mookie]

So after 6 pages, have you learned more about run through power and power owed and how to get along with masses of people?

Kind of a tough world out there isn't it!

But these people are only asking for a little respect and mind your manners. Think before you type. Play nice and they will play nice.

Mookie

[chad thomas]

QUOTE: Originally posted by paulstecyna21

okay i will show respect can we be friends?

I'm willing to give you a chance to redeem yourself. Just remember when someone takes the time to write a half page well thought out answer (as I did) don't **** all over it like we don't know jack.[;)]

[Anonymous]

I'm with Mookie & Chad. [#ditto]

[StillGrande]

Hey, there is a Rio Grande hopper in the Anacostia Yard (CSX Washington DC) that has CSX markings. Also saw, about 2 hours ago, a UP loco in a CSX consist, so that merger must have happened. And to think I thought CN and some outfit called HLCX had mergered and taken over CSX when that was all I saw on a set of autoracks last month. These mergers are happening so fast, you would think the railroads were loaning each other locomotives or something!

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by paulstecyna21

can you just be very nice to me

I can't say I believe you're a Junior. I'm a FRESHMAN in High School, and with 10+ respected forum members answering my question, who would want to investigateon their own? It's unlikely NS will even care to respond anyway. Sorry, thems the breaks.

[paulstecyna21]

that is okay and i enjoy everybodys responses

[paulstecyna21]

here an unusal sighting that i saw. i saw a conrail freight engine pulling a union pacfic freight engine heading towards valley forge and harrisburg.

[spbed]

So are you going to write to the UPRR & NSRR now & ask them what UPRR loocos are doing in Pennsylvania? [:p]

QUOTE: Originally posted by paulstecyna21

here an unusal sighting that i saw. i saw a conrail freight engine pulling a union pacfic freight engine heading towards valley forge and harrisburg.

[paulstecyna21]

i have to wait until i get my letter back from ns

[coborn35]

I laugh.

[paulstecyna21]

why

[chad thomas]

Because if NS was planning a merger quietly then they are not going to write you back saying yes we are merging with x railroad, even if the person you wrote is a friend.
If they were not being quiet about it then the NS employees here would know about it, and the rest of the railfan community as well.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by chad thomas

QUOTE: Originally posted by ValleyX

Does anyone else think that it is amazing that this topic is up to page 5?

Not as amazing as the fact that I'm still poping in here. It's kind of like watching clowns, they are so lame, yet you still watch them.[(-D]

well here we are now up to page 6 with still no end in sight

and i like the line about this post being like watching clowns--that is too funny

and since nothing we seem to say to this paulstecyna person seems to sink in or stick, i am going to suggest he change his name to 'teflon'

[Anonymous]

I think Paul suffers from a very naive view of the business world, and thinks that:
a. NS cares about him enough to respond, and
b. They will tell the truth.

How many times have we seen companies (and people, especially in Holywood) deny rumors, only to have them connfirmed at the last minute? [(-D]

[coborn35]

When exactly did power sharing come about? It seems like in photo's of the 70's, it wall all one railroad.

[paulstecyna21]

i will give it until the end of this month

[wabash1]

paul your right the union pacific and bnsf are trying to buy out the ns and the csx railroads . they wont tell you up front and it is against company policy to say anything. with in 5 years there will be only one railroad running coast to coast made of 2 railroads the bn and the up. they will keep the markings of their home frieght line but will run under a new name. also in breaking news the congress has passed a bill to run amtrak nationally and there is a 2.5billion dollar grant to lay high speed rail from L.A. callifornia to hawaii. it will be cheaper to take the train instead of flying and to keep cost down they will be using mexican labor. it will be all electric and with work ongoing 24 hrs aday the job should be done in 3 years. dont tell anyone this is top secreate

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by paulstecyna21

all right i will acept what everybody has said but i like to do my own investigating my self that is why i sent the letter to the company.

Well, to all of you doubters. I sent my own letter to the NS and they said that they weren't gonna answer Paul's letter until the 32nd of March. Here's what they told me. There is NO Merger planned with any other Rail company....NONE! What they did say is that they were planning on merging with Tyco and Mattel. The merger will result in entirely new train consists. The new NS Tyco trains will all feature "real locomotive sounds," whistles and bells and real smoke coming out of the exhaust stack. The new trains will be powered by 1,000 AA batteries and have cabbage patch kids at the throttle. The new paint scheme will resemble the old NS scheme withthe addition of a big happy clown face on the front of every motor. There will be a sweepstake to be an engineer for the day. The official game pieces will be in specially marked boxes of sugarsmacks cereal, many will enter, few will win......good luck.