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[quote user="oltmannd"] [quote user="schlimm"]Apparently very few people want to spend an extra hour each direction to loaf along at 34 mph, even if it feels like being in their living room.  [/quote] But, what if we could give them the space of their entire house at canal barge speeds?   "Saving" the Hoosier State sounds noble, but what are we saving it for?  It's not very useful as transportation.   Beech Grove is a decent facility, but it's in the wrong spot.  It needs to be in Chicago.  Might be cheaper in the long run to move Beech Grove's work to Chicago - you wouldn't need a very large facility - something along the size of major engine terminal on a Class 1 should do it.  Hanging on to car repair expertise would be the trick....[/quote] This is the question that I have asked myself. What is so critical about Beech Grove? Move it to Chicago as per your suggestion. Hanging on to the car repair expertise may not be that difficult.  Offer to move the employees, with generous allowances, including incentives to find and buy a new house, and adjust their wages to reflect the higher cost of living in the Chicago area. We moved employees all the time. I was an employee. Give them the right incentives, and most people will move.  For those who won't move, give them a decent severance package.  No one is irreplaceable.
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