BNSF completing RJ Corman take over of Galveston yard, with RJ Corman having bids in for Casey, Silsbee, and the potential for Houston and Sweetwater in the next year. Misconception being applied that RJ Corman can not operate on main line or take over yard protected by Beltway agreement, but BNSF is negotiating for yards with a mainline going through yard to receive FRA waiver to operate short line within switching limits and not terminal limits, which extend into mainline while still qualifying as switching limits, TY&E employees be aware, your union officers are in fact present and taking part in these negotiations above the local level, with no intention to stop or protect agreement rights as many are on the cusp of retirement, and looking to ease out the door with no effect to them.
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@3f3 that is fact a fundamentally flawed lie, has been actually proven that a class 1, has 90 days after agreeing on a lease has been finalized to disclose anything prior to such, this is a corporate officer lying to continue a known bogus claim
@3f3 you don’t need a contractor to lease the track. They have contractors building bridges currently, replace crossings, replace signals, run cranes, switch cars in locations, tons of proof that no one is safe.
In most cases of leasing trackage, the proposed lessee must seek approval from the STB. A simple search will reveal any filings of proposed leases of trackage or yard. None so far by BNSF.
I’m trying to figure out the 30 year job deal if BNSF closes and contracts out yards to short lines, and how ready to work boards are not being activated for those locations. If such are labor negotiation violations, how are unions not pushing to strike. If BNSF is being given avenues by unions to close locations or contract to short lines, shouldn’t this be a strike able offense.
Alstrom has the Metrolink LA contract from Amtrak. They su-k
A new batch of "executives" trying the same sh-t the last batch did almost 20 years ago. Didn't work then and won't work now. They'll have to find out that it costs MORE money for a WORSE product all over again. Then the CEO will get fired (resign); they'll hire a new one; the new one will say, "Hey...looks like things worked better before we tried to contract everything out!"
He'll be hailed as some kind of business genius. Then we wait for a decade or two before some other pencil-pusher has the same bright idea of contracting things out. It's like they can't see that things are bad BECAUSE of all the cuts they've made. Absolute id--ts that don't have any idea how a railroad actually works. They think their spreadsheet tells the tale.
It's like I'm playing cards with my brother's kids.
@h5 when ever I hear a person say profitability needs to improve, for at least 2 years employees are laid off, forced out, or just suffer in general at the expense of corporate greed, cost cutting measures result in lost business and lost revenue. Then comes the point of no return decision making, sink the company for a windfall, or revert back to doing it the old way that made money.
@h5 depended on locations, temple back then had omnitrax
@gt Are you sure your not getting that mixed up with ALSTOM? I worked in Alliance and they canned them in 2009 during the big layoffs. Alstom managers can write up BNSF employees which blew my mind. End of the day, I still have the job and they got canned.
BNSF will do some big changes soon. Here is what Greg Abel said. RIght out of his own mouth.
https://www.trains.com/pro/freight/class-i/new-berkshire-ceo-bnsf-needs-to-improve-its-profitability/
@d3 it’s already been done before, happens in cycles, OmniTrax supervised and ops tested, and terminated BNSF employees in mechanical back in late 2000’s, as a contracted supervisory authority with BNSF. All mechanical personnel answered to OmniTrax supervisors, including when conducting maintenance or replacing bad orders, OmniTrax created safety issues by refusing to authorize repairs, conduct inspections, and purposely released defective units and cars, injuries and incidents went up, and BNSF did no renew contract. This was the solution to cost saving problems they created.
If they start switching, they also take over bad orders and supervise that, they don’t need bnsf people to be yardmasters anymore and make less train masters. Any problems go to their on site supervisor. They don’t need a bad order crew to change shoes, air check etc. they will probably try to prove that they can do that cheaper.
Galveston being taken over next month by RJ Corman, workers already exercising seniority to other terminals, which is why you need dang near 15+ to even attempt to hold Houston. Major port terminal/business and BNSF just finished paperwork to turn it over to RJ same as they did with Pearland did a month and a half ago. Slowly getting rid of all yards. I think Fort Worth/alliance may be to follow, with IMF and FWRR taking over yard operations, as the yard is already split between the two currently.
Matt Igoe hard at work, and looking like BNSF is going back to OmniTrax days where contracted supervisors and companies are in charge of BNSF operations, but BNSF business is picking up right. You can see the writing on the wall MOW to Herzog, TY&E to RJ Corman, Mechanical to Joint Management RJ Corman and OmniTrax, and accounting/payroll and IT to TurboTax lol. Last one is satire while having a little truth involved. It’s a relative certainty as BNSF is getting the GE treatment, maintaining name rights only while everything under it is sold off and rebranded, claiming American owned in name only, everything else is foreign investor controlled.