Re: The UP vs. BNSF Management Style
Author: Dmac844
Date: 02-02-2007 - 14:31
I wanted to second Mike's post about UP's steam crew.
I was fortunate enough to be involved with Pacific Limited in the late 90s when they were running excursions with the UP. As a car host on quite a few trips, I can say that the UP steam crew were a pleasure to work with. They were professional and concerned about making each trip an enjoyable experience for the passengers. Yes, a couple of trips ended up a few hours behind schedule, but it was because of circumstances beyond the control of the crew (for example the Feather River Trip that was stopped in the canyon for a couple of hours while a rockslide was cleared from the tracks). I really can't comment on any senior management, but the people that were responsible for actually running excursions were always first rate.