Dick Dorn Wrote:
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> The Truckee Snow Office is certainly not maned by
> a bunch of dumbos and clowns, far from it. Ron you
> have no idea what you are talking about which is
> usual for many who post here and on TO about snow
> operations on Donner. Few if any of the
> derailments and problems were due to operator
> error by train crews, or poor decisions made by
> the three managers who run the show for snow
> fighting. These are experienced and dedicated
> people who are doing the best under severe
> conditions. Take this into consideration that this
> February was the heaviest snowfall on record by a
> whole bunch for the month of February. That leads
> to many problems not normally encountered by the
> railroad. I was there in Truckee to witness much
> of this first hand. Bad mouthing the UP managers
> and train crews only makes you look like a fool.
> What they deserve is a great deal of respect for
> an incredibly difficult job they take on. Remember
> there is no other place on a railroad in North
> America that gets over 250" of snow in a single
> month let alone in an entire year.
> Dick Dorn


Well said, Dick.

The foamers always have all the answers.

They just don't understand the questions.