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Re: Big Boy is back together-tthat's actually a "good thing"...
Author: B6sa
Date: 02-01-2019 - 12:15
Ed Burggraf Wrote:
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> We need a new word/phrase to indicate the opposite
> of "railfan". Some word that describes people in
> the community that hope and pray (it seems), that
> NOTHING HAPPENS concerning historic preservation.
> Those that are convinced that NO RESTORATION will
> occur, that restorations in progress fail, that it
> rains everywhere an excursion is planned. Are
> there any positive thinking railfans left? From
> reading this forum, I would say very few, if any.
> Most people here want nothing more than Failure.
> Tells you something about them.
It also says something about those who care little or
nothing about the applicable laws, rules, regulations
etc., as long as THEY get to see THEIR favorite engine
of the moment run, and to hell with all that other
"silly" legal stuff.
I want to see it run. I want to see it run as the
locomotive on the front, NOT behind a diesel. I
EXPECT it to have diesels behind it. So bet it.
It's not like the PTC requirements have snuck up
on UP. It's been well-known for over a decade what
was coming, giving them plenty of time to find
solutions. That they chose not to is a surprise.
That they waited all these years (10 at least) to
do something positive toward compliance, then ended
up in the position of having to ask for an exception
is not something I or most expected, given UP's
history of being ahead of the curve on stuff like
this.
There is no excuse for it. But that said, hopefully
the FRA will (or maybe already has) granted the request.
If not, prepare to be disappointed.
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> We need a new word/phrase to indicate the opposite
> of "railfan". Some word that describes people in
> the community that hope and pray (it seems), that
> NOTHING HAPPENS concerning historic preservation.
> Those that are convinced that NO RESTORATION will
> occur, that restorations in progress fail, that it
> rains everywhere an excursion is planned. Are
> there any positive thinking railfans left? From
> reading this forum, I would say very few, if any.
> Most people here want nothing more than Failure.
> Tells you something about them.
It also says something about those who care little or
nothing about the applicable laws, rules, regulations
etc., as long as THEY get to see THEIR favorite engine
of the moment run, and to hell with all that other
"silly" legal stuff.
I want to see it run. I want to see it run as the
locomotive on the front, NOT behind a diesel. I
EXPECT it to have diesels behind it. So bet it.
It's not like the PTC requirements have snuck up
on UP. It's been well-known for over a decade what
was coming, giving them plenty of time to find
solutions. That they chose not to is a surprise.
That they waited all these years (10 at least) to
do something positive toward compliance, then ended
up in the position of having to ask for an exception
is not something I or most expected, given UP's
history of being ahead of the curve on stuff like
this.
There is no excuse for it. But that said, hopefully
the FRA will (or maybe already has) granted the request.
If not, prepare to be disappointed.
