If I were to own and operate my own American road

JonCavender Jun 22, 2015

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  1. JonCavender

    JonCavender New Member

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    If I were to own my own railroad, these following items would be included in MY policy (I would own a "MODEL" railroad which would set a good example for other companies that operate railway trains in America):

    1. I would be a pro-gun/pro-self-defense railroad. All my law-abiding on-duty employees and passengers would enjoy their full right under the Second to carry guns in a non-threatening fashion for their own personal security.

    2. I would be a pro-dog railroad. Every one of my passenger trains would have at least one car designated for patrons with their canine companions with a watering facility for their animals on board. It would be the responsibility of patrons with dogs to clean up their own dogs' messes as supplies for that purpose would be furnished: the interiors of dog-designated rail cars would be designed for easy cleaning and sanitation. Dogs on board the train would have to be controlled and leashed at all times. There would also be provisions on these special cars for dogs to lie down comfortably during travel and hooks on board for tying dogs near the patron's seat. There would be a designated area at all my stations and train stops for dog patrons to toilet their animals during stops.

    3. I would not tolerate RR employees who bully non-violent trespassers as is the case with the stereotypical yard bulls: trespassers, including train jumpers, would be dealt with by reporting them in to local authorities as I would not maintain my own private RR police: if a trespasser or other individual were to be violent or threatening to any of my employees or patrons on RR property, I would expect my employees and patrons to maintain the right to duly defend themselves even with deadly force if necessary

    4. all my passenger trains would be strictly non-smoking

    5. the safety and comfort of my employees and customers would be my number one concern: I would strive to have no casualties on my RR as much as possible

    6. all d/e locomotives would be equipped with working and effective cab heating and a/c as well as all enclosed passenger cars: there would always be clean working lavatories on all passenger trains and all locomotives except yard switchers and steam engines: there would be lavatories at every water stop for steam locomotive crews and lavatories also for yard workers

    7. I would be non-union and pay my employees enough so they would be all happy campers. I would try to keep my employees on regular schedules as much as possible: none of this "on call" crap or "hey, you!!" stuff on days off

    8. I would maintain a small fleet of passenger helicopters (like the Sikorsky S-92's use by off-shore oil platform workers for commute) to transport employees back to their home terminal at the ends of their shifts if necessary. The helicopters could also be used for overhead inspection of the line and getting maintenance personnel and small equipment to certain spots quickly on the line in a hurry.

    Let's say a train crew has a shift to take a slow excursion train from their home terminal in Red Bluff, CA to Eureka, CA at 8 in the morning and arrive in Eureka at 3 in the afternoon the same day. The crew, in theory, would park the train in the Eureka yard and give her her after-run inspection and shut her down for the night. My chopper, at my helipad in the Eureka yard, would then "bus" the train crew back to Red Bluff in an hour or less. It would be a horrible long commute home by bus.

    I have a very humanistic idea about how businesses including transportation businesses should be run. Some railroads just treat their workers absolutely rotten from what I have read and studied. I would be a railroad man with a conscience if there was ever such animal.

    A certain Norfolk Southern video hosted on YouTube under the heading A Day in the Life of a Norfolk Southern Conductor shows just how horrible is is to be a conductor on freight trains with that outfit. To me, the TRAINS and other power machinery should do all the heavy work on a RR, not the humans. The tracks in a rail yard where trains are marshaled and inspected should be on flat and level ground. There should be no steep ballast beds for RR train inspectors to have to negotiate like a sure-footed mountain goat. I would try to have my employees live the "nine-to-five" life as mush as possible. Since I would be ONLY operating a short line RR under 250 miles, there would be no absolutely no reason under the sun for my RR workers to have spend long hours or days away from their homes and family life.
     
  2. Kenneth L. Anthony

    Kenneth L. Anthony TrainBoard Member

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    How about dogs as EMPLOYEES on the railroad? To run in front of trains and chase cows off right of way, for instance?

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  3. JonCavender

    JonCavender New Member

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    No, the cowcatchers should be sufficient to clear unwanted animals from the track. Being a dog lover, I would not assign that kind of work to a canine.
     
  4. ken G Price

    ken G Price TrainBoard Member

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    And 50 Cal. guns on the front of all engines so as to kill any one on the tracks, thought by the engine crew that may not be true American citizen.
    Passengers with guns so they can mistake crew member with a gun as a terrorist and blast away into the rows of seats.

    Sounds good to me, what could possible go wrong:rolleyes:
     
  5. Jeepy84

    Jeepy84 TrainBoard Member

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    Your partisan fear mongering is showing.

    Sent from the magical mystery box
     
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