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> ron Wrote:
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> > > There is no such thing as a budget; spending
> is
> > > unlimited.
> > >
> > >
> > > And you SERIOUSLY say that nobody else could
> do
> > > better???
> > >
> > > What planet are you on?
> >
> > Planet earth.
> > A private company (a railroad) has a steam
> > operation they own and finance. How they run it
> .
> > Who they hire or fire, how much money they
> spend
> > or lose and how well it functions is none of
> your
> > business. I never much cared for Union Pacific
> > but their one redeeming goodwill gesture is
> their
> > steam program that has lasted in 2019. Enjoy
> it
> > while they still have it.
>
> Nice attempt to dodge answers to the questions.
> Too
> bad it only makes you look even more foolish.
>
> I didn't see any reference to who owns it, who
> pays
> for it, or who they hire or fire. Those are so
> obvious that even you get it.
>
> I am a minor stockholder (a few thousand shares).
> Yes, I know...big F'n deal! But that that damn
> well
> makes it my business. And when stupid, expensive
>
> business decisions are made, I have a right to be
>
> concerned about it and to question them. I don't
>
> claim the company (it's NOT a private company;
> it's
> publicly owned by stockholders) has to care about
>
> or pay attention to a pipsqueak shareholder like
> me,
> either.
>
> Especially when capital and budgets are being cut
>
> to and into the bone and hundreds of employee are
>
> being laid off all over the railroad while the
> money fountain is still flowing at full pressure
> for this kind of stuff that contributes
> absolutely
> nothing to share price, company value, customer
> service or anything else that matters in the non-
> drooler world.
>
> "Willful ignorance" indeed.
>
> I can't wait for the day this circus shows up at
> a location where a shop or yard or both have been
> shut down and everybody has been fired and see
> what
> kind of goodwill it generates.

So what do you want Mr.Pipsqueak shareholder? No steam program? Or a steam program that you deem acceptable .If it's all about your share price and company value you must be quite pleased with PSR, the budget cuts, mass layoffs, and shut down yards. This after UP posted record profits in 2018.This entire effort to cut costs and downsize is aimed at stockholders who have absolutely no interest in railroading.Enjoy the steam program that has lasted until 2019 . You might even get a kick out of seeing the worlds largest steam engine (circus) running again.