Friend who works for BNSF showed me this

"Cherry_man1" (Cherry_man1) 06/18/2015 at 17:43 • Filed to: Train fail

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“ Here is something funny: if you think the railroad is a well oiled efficient machine, it isn’t. Here’s what a foreman put on my move slip in regards to if a loco would start and drive...”

lone_liberal > Cherry_man1 06/18/2015 at 17:52

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I knew a guy who worked for BNSF. Good pay, but his schedule was the worst. He was almost always away from home which is why we’ve lost track of each other over the years. I assume that he either quit or is divorced now.

extraspecialbitter > Cherry_man1 06/18/2015 at 17:53

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that means it’s good, bro. it even got a 10 spot saying it’s straight money.

Alfalfa Romeo > Cherry_man1 06/18/2015 at 17:59

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My company provides services to BNSF. Working with them has kind of been a huge PITA.

ttyymmnn > lone_liberal 06/18/2015 at 17:59

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Probably 35 years ago, my mom was dating a BN engineer who drove commuter trains around Chicago. She arranged a ride in the cab for me and my brother one time when we visited. What a thrill. I got to blow the horn. Woot!

Cherry_man1 > extraspecialbitter 06/18/2015 at 18:01

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Well here is one of the locos he’s moving,

and possibly the other

Or it could be this old unit

Cherry_man1 > Alfalfa Romeo 06/18/2015 at 18:03

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Oh ya?

Alfalfa Romeo > Cherry_man1 06/18/2015 at 18:12

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Ya. Not a whole lot else I’m allowed to say, but the people we work with don’t seem to make up their minds very easily, and cam be very uptight

desertdog5051 > Cherry_man1 06/18/2015 at 18:36

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BNSF goes through my town. Love their colors. This is what I miss the most:

That was classic engine design. Granted, that was primarily for passenger use. But come the fuck on.

Cherry_man1 > desertdog5051 06/18/2015 at 18:39

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That was also the ATSF not BNSF. But BNSF did run those colors.

desertdog5051 > Cherry_man1 06/18/2015 at 18:44

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You are technically correctl. When they ran those consists they were ATSF. I guess I lump them together now.

Cherry_man1 > desertdog5051 06/18/2015 at 18:57

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Ya, but that F-Unit you posted was from when they never had a thought of a merger with BN.

desertdog5051 > Cherry_man1 06/18/2015 at 19:04

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You are correct again. What I was trying to say is they need to inject some beauty back into locomotives.

Cherry_man1 > desertdog5051 06/18/2015 at 19:11

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Ah, ya but that’s where amtrak should come in. Make all the Old Livery’s come back Like the train from Kansas City to St. Louis look like this:

desertdog5051 > Cherry_man1 06/18/2015 at 19:17

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The freight locomotives would look much better in a more stylish design. Since there a lot more of them, I would welcome it.

Slave2anMG > Alfalfa Romeo 06/18/2015 at 20:08

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Oh. Railroad people :)

Cherry_man1 > desertdog5051 06/18/2015 at 21:43

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Well~

Say hello to the UP Heritage Units and the NS Heritage Units

wafflesnfalafel > desertdog5051 06/19/2015 at 00:10

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Agree - not a huge fan of the BNSF orange/green. Pretty much all the parent road schemes were better, (Cascade Green/Black for BN, red/silver or blue/yellow for ATSF, even the old NP and GN...)

wafflesnfalafel > desertdog5051 09/08/2015 at 22:48

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yeah - still not a fan of the post merger orange and green, (even if it is sort of based on the old GN colors.)