TrainChaser
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"...all told he thinks he has put $85,000 into them over the years! I'm not sure how that's possible..."
You've never worked for a railroad, have you?
My rail crews educated me on how RRs "save money": They get a Jeep, and the utility (RR) crews drive them just like teenagers, catching air going over the tracks, etc. Until it bursts into flames, the RR won't replace it, they just keep sending it out for repairs. Thousand$ and thousand$ in repairs. Finally, someone asks the Decision Maker why they don't just get a new vehicle. The DM explains that they don't have much money in the BUY drawer, but they have a lot of money in the REPAIR drawer, so it's easier to spend $147,000 on an old decrepit vehicle than it is to shift money from the REPAIR drawer over to the BUY drawer, and not have to use the REPAIR drawer for a while.
One engineer said this is called Top Notch Railroad Business Sense (TNRRBS).
You've never worked for a railroad, have you?
My rail crews educated me on how RRs "save money": They get a Jeep, and the utility (RR) crews drive them just like teenagers, catching air going over the tracks, etc. Until it bursts into flames, the RR won't replace it, they just keep sending it out for repairs. Thousand$ and thousand$ in repairs. Finally, someone asks the Decision Maker why they don't just get a new vehicle. The DM explains that they don't have much money in the BUY drawer, but they have a lot of money in the REPAIR drawer, so it's easier to spend $147,000 on an old decrepit vehicle than it is to shift money from the REPAIR drawer over to the BUY drawer, and not have to use the REPAIR drawer for a while.
One engineer said this is called Top Notch Railroad Business Sense (TNRRBS).