by gokeefe
I just finished Rush Loving's "The Men Who Loved Trains". In the book he describes a period in the early 80's when Conrail's tracks and physical plant had been restored to near "perfect" condition. It's a pretty astonishing turn around from the Penn Central days.
After that some management changes occurred and the track and plant conditions were normalized to a more routine (but still very good) level of maintenance.
I know that the slogan "Conrail Quality" came along several years later. That being said it strikes me as emblematic of this middle era in Conrail's history (circa 1981-1985). In many ways this was the "peak" of "Conrail Quality".
Does anyone have any stories from this period that are good examples of this history?
After that some management changes occurred and the track and plant conditions were normalized to a more routine (but still very good) level of maintenance.
I know that the slogan "Conrail Quality" came along several years later. That being said it strikes me as emblematic of this middle era in Conrail's history (circa 1981-1985). In many ways this was the "peak" of "Conrail Quality".
Does anyone have any stories from this period that are good examples of this history?
gokeefe