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Re: No 4014 for the Western end of the transcon route this year??
Author: What?
Date: 08-02-2019 - 17:47
theconductor Wrote:
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> UP Meteorologist Mike Pechner Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > NOT FAKE NEWS---Over three and a half years
> ago,
> > with Doyle McCormacks blessing, myself and
> Scott
> > Inman, President of the SPRTHS embarked on a
> quest
> > of ttrying to get the #4449 approved to go to
> > Ogden to represent the SP and CP for the
> > recreation of the engines nose to nose. My
> boss
> > at UP at the time was V.P. of Operatons Cameron
> > Scott in Omaha. We wrote a very good letter on
> > why it was important that this happen citing
> > history as our basis of discussion. Over that
> time
> > period, we NEVER got any feedback from UP that
> it
> > would not happen. Privately, my feedback was
> that
> > it was a good idea but it would take time to be
> > included in the plans. Thats why we started
> the
> > ball rolling in late 2015. Of course it didn't
> > happen. The idea was NEVER rejected by anyone
> at
> > UP. In the end, it was the planning of PSR that
> > killed it along with the retirement of Cameron
> > Scott last February at the same time of the big
> > management shake-ups in Omaha. But we did try.
> > Scott talked to his counterparts at UPRTHS who
> > were fully on board and carried the message to
> > their contacts at UP. We havew never told
> anyone
> > about this because of the sensitivity of the
> idea.
> > I am sure some folks behind internet names will
> > have their say about this but this effort did
> > happen although NOT successful.
>
>
> Man calling himself "UP Meteorologist" calls out
> others for using "internet names."
He gave his name. Pay attention Stupid!
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> UP Meteorologist Mike Pechner Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > NOT FAKE NEWS---Over three and a half years
> ago,
> > with Doyle McCormacks blessing, myself and
> Scott
> > Inman, President of the SPRTHS embarked on a
> quest
> > of ttrying to get the #4449 approved to go to
> > Ogden to represent the SP and CP for the
> > recreation of the engines nose to nose. My
> boss
> > at UP at the time was V.P. of Operatons Cameron
> > Scott in Omaha. We wrote a very good letter on
> > why it was important that this happen citing
> > history as our basis of discussion. Over that
> time
> > period, we NEVER got any feedback from UP that
> it
> > would not happen. Privately, my feedback was
> that
> > it was a good idea but it would take time to be
> > included in the plans. Thats why we started
> the
> > ball rolling in late 2015. Of course it didn't
> > happen. The idea was NEVER rejected by anyone
> at
> > UP. In the end, it was the planning of PSR that
> > killed it along with the retirement of Cameron
> > Scott last February at the same time of the big
> > management shake-ups in Omaha. But we did try.
> > Scott talked to his counterparts at UPRTHS who
> > were fully on board and carried the message to
> > their contacts at UP. We havew never told
> anyone
> > about this because of the sensitivity of the
> idea.
> > I am sure some folks behind internet names will
> > have their say about this but this effort did
> > happen although NOT successful.
>
>
> Man calling himself "UP Meteorologist" calls out
> others for using "internet names."
He gave his name. Pay attention Stupid!
