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2004-02-25

Railroads see US economy improving strongly

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Posted by Dar 2004-02-25 11:27:43 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Democrat: It is a lie. The Railroads are part of the vast Halliburton White House conspiracy..Lies I tell you lies.

Posted by dataman1 2004-2-25 12:14:02 PM|| 2004-2-25 12:14:02 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Traffic's up on the Live Oak, Perry & Gulf too. The Loping Gopher moved four boxcars from Foley to Mayo Junction and realized additional revenues of $92.48.

Posted by Shipman 2004-2-25 2:25:06 PM|| 2004-2-25 2:25:06 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Most of the jobs will be entry-level train workers, including many conductors, with pay starting at about $40,000 a year.

I'd gladly give up my high-tech job to be an engineer for UP, if only it wasn't a job that requires union membership.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-2-25 4:09:50 PM|| 2004-2-25 4:09:50 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Me and you both BAR.
Hell, I'm weak, I'd join the brotherhood.
I need a locomotive! :)

Posted by Shipman 2004-2-25 5:19:09 PM|| 2004-2-25 5:19:09 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 I had to post this because railroads are generally a reactive business (reacting to cargo demands) and stats like ton-miles and carloads are not subject to Enron-like "artistic" accounting practices, so I think they're a good measure of real economic conditions.

That, and I just like trains. ;-)

Posted by Dar 2004-2-25 6:19:25 PM|| 2004-2-25 6:19:25 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 That, and I just like trains. ;-)
There's a special waiting room for us, it's got nickel pinball machines. Ticket? Mr. Conductor I got a Life Pass!

Posted by Shipman 2004-2-25 6:31:32 PM|| 2004-2-25 6:31:32 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 I need a locomotive!

What I wouldn't give to pilot an SD70M or SD90MAC...

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-2-25 6:50:45 PM|| 2004-2-25 6:50:45 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 My brother was one of the yardmasters at the UP facility in north Houston before he was forced to retire last year due to a medical mistake that left him almost without a voice. He keeps me up to date on the UP, so I'm not surprised (Dad worked for the old Missouri Pacific - trains are in our blood). They've also planned to spend almost $3 BILLION to upgrade facilities at some 200 different locations - an indication they expect business to grow even more. It's going to be really, really hard for the Democrats to explain a 4+% growth rate for the next couple of quarters as being "an economic disaster".

Posted by Old Patriot 2004-2-25 11:51:40 PM|| [http://users.codenet.net/mweather/default.htm] 2004-2-25 11:51:40 PM|| Front Page Top

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