Seen it happen before, think of the absolute ruin the creation of CR brought upon railroaders throughout that united system. Some would have called them featherbedders but we know they were hardworking rails who lost their job only because they hired out in the wrong place with the wrong outfit. They didn't know that, Cy knows of mains that disappeared that I would have thought would be there forever, today, not even a rail remains.
Think of the traffic reroutes that've happened, resulting in one man's gain and another man's loss, seen that happen more than a few times, not to mention the furloughs brought on by interdivisional pools that were created.
Cy was lucky and can relate to Clavalin's remarks, although it didn't always feel like it was going to be that secure (but it was).
-- Edited by Cy Valley on Friday 16th of October 2015 05:53:26 AM
Clalvlin, it ain't the tree huggers. It's the cheap gas and expensive dollar. Coal will be back when natural gas prices go back up and the price of the dollar goes back down.
We and Jonnyspamm0 are export guys. Tree huggers haven't done anything to the export market. 0'bama economic recovery did by making the Real 'Murica black gold priced in dollars cost as much as black gold. Thanks, 0'bama.
Illinois Basin domestic scab coal has taken the thermal stuff from Appalachia.
Big bidness would have treated the environmental regs like the railroads are treating the regs on PTC if the guv'mint wasn't helping them to convert to a cheaper fuel source in tax write-offs.
Yep, not tree huggers, cheap gas. PTC has caught them flat footed since they figured Congress would automatically extend the dead line. Congress is plucked up they can't pass nothing.
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