• So, how's that PSR working out?

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Moderator: Jeff Smith

  by eolesen
 
I'd hardly call it a crisis in need of solving. The problem with supply chain isn't with the railroads. It's getting containers out of the yards due to the chassis shortage, a lack of drayage drivers, and also to a large degree the lack of OTR drivers for stuff not moving long-haul by rail.

I get that you guys are upset your cheese was moved and 50+ years of status quo & expectations were wiped out. Those rocking chair jobs at all the smaller terminals and yards are now gone. You're probably having to work as much as the junior guys do. Nobody outside of maybe a shop steward ever promised that you'd get paid top rate to sit.

And yes, traffic *is* being moved with hundreds of locomotives mothballed and all those yards being shut down. Makes you wonder why so much money was spent on locomotives that could have been used elsewhere and keeping yards open that should have been disposed of decades ago.
  by Gilbert B Norman
 
Maybe not amongst the employee, railfan, and shipping communities, but the investment?

Symbol --Jan 01-21-- Dec 31-21-- % Change

DJ Trans-- 12759.23---16478.26----- 29.1
NSC----------- 237.61----- 297.71----- 25.0
CSX------------- 30.25------- 37.60----- 24.3
UNP----------- 208.22----- 251.93----- 21.0
CNI------------ 109.85----- 122.86----- 11.8
CP--------------- 69.34------- 71.94------ 3.7
KSU ---delisted
BNI --- privately held

I'd say "pretty good; at least below the 49th"

disclaimer: author Long UNP
  by Gilbert B Norman
 
Let's see how this little "comparo" now plays out.

Likely no change amongst the employee, railfan, and shipping communities, and I'm afraid the investment comminity now joins the others.

Symbol --Jan 01-22-- Dec 31-22-- % Change

DJ Trans-- 16478.26---13391.31---- (18.7)
NSC----------- 297.71----- 246.42---- (17.13)
CSX------------- 37.60------- 30.98----(17.60)
UNP----------- 251.93----- 207.07----(17.81)
CNI------------ 122.86----- 118.88----- (3.24)
CP--------------- 71.94------- 74.59------- 3.6
BNI --- privately held

Uh, "not exactly" something to cheer about.

disclaimer: author Long UNP; oh well, at least it pays a nice dividend