12-11-2011, 04:52 PM
dave_long Wrote:Yes Larry, but the businesses that the CIRY served were able to sustain a railroad and continue to have daily trip works worked by BNSF crews. There are more reasons than that for a railroad to go out of business.
Dave.
True dat but,usually the Port Authority would lease the track to another shortline operator or buy or lease a engine and hire the crew from the defunct shortline.
I'm surprise a big boy went for single car shipments.OTH BNSF seems to be a aggressive railroad.
Larry
Engineman
Summerset Ry
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Engineman
Summerset Ry
Make Safety your first thought, Not your last! Safety First!