Meh Wrote:
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> Ron when your paycheck says Northwestern Pacific
> Railroad on it and you have to drive to Palo Alto
> to deal with Judy 13 days after you should have
> been paid, then you can say you know more than
> everyone else about the current NWPco. operations.
> Till then have mom safely drive you around. When
> you have put your sweat equity into the railroad
> and have walked the line as much as I have, then
> you can say you know more about the Brazos Sub
> than me. Till then have mom drive you around. Jake
> Park wasn't too bad of a guy. Just a hot head and
> cowboy when it came to switching. Jake Park hasn't
> been with NWP for the better part if the year.
>
> Jake Studer is a P.O.S. He took over the
> management from the previous manager when he was
> out of town dealing with a family members cancer
> surgery. He convinced the owners he could run the
> railroad for way cheaper and that he was a better
> choice. I mean who does that? What a @#$%&.
>
>
> Standard Structures would be the ideal place for
> trans-loading but like others have said it would
> be a lot to move the junk in there around. if this
> were to happen The NWP power would be enough. They
> have moved 50 car empties out of Schellville with
> just #1501. NWP would just run shorter trains to
> and from wherever the trans-loading operation
> would be. The most likely scenario would not
> involve NWP at all. When the tracks do get washed
> out, like they do every year, Lagunitas, Hunt &
> Behren's, and Dairyman's use a trans-loading
> facility on the CFNR next to the palm tree at the
> American Canyon engine house to bring their
> products the last few miles in a timely manner.
> There is plenty of infrastructure at American
> Canyon to facilitate this. Plus CFNR uses UP road
> power to bring their Fairfield train over the
> "hill". This is how the unit tank cars that are
> stored in Schellville get moved. NWP can't get
> reliably move current customer's shipments now.
> They can't market to get new customers on line.
> Even if this was to work out, it would be just
> like SMART's rail trains. A few of them and done.
> Now go back to editing your videos of the same
> train crossing at Black Point. Stay off the tracks
> and out of the way.

Charles, Be nice. Don't mention people by name.