This Critical Railroad Will Shutdown
Posted by Flootus5 9 years, 10 months ago to Government
As the author states up front, Straight out of Atlas Shrugged. No longer fiction.
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Maybe that pain will force the rule makers to become reasonable..
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When I was working in the coal fields of Wyoming, I had the opportunity to visit the train load out facilities at one of the big mines. They fill these huge silos with nominal sized crushed coal. Just like grain silos in the mid-west.
This particular mine was large, so it filled and shipped about 80 separate trains per day, with about 118-120 coal cars each. The computer controlled loading system is amazing. The trains come off the main line and make a huge loop underneath the silos. The train speed is deliberately set at about 3 mph. When the first hopper car comes underneath the first chute, it is filled about halfway. It moves underneath the second chute, scales under the tracks quickly weigh the partially loaded hopper car and calculates exactly how much coal to top off the car with. Meanwhile the car behind it is at the first chute getting the initial filling. This proceeds in tandem until the entire train is filled. Each filled hopper car looks identical. Amazing industrial technology and technique. It would make TT proud.
The operator confided with me though, that at times they have to stop the whole process. Rarely, but sometimes with the monitoring cameras they spot - a hobo - in one of the hopper cars. He could get in there to try and stay warm and could not climb out. They fish him out.
But the operator speculated on how many hobos were never spotted and their last sight on earth was looking up at a chute opening up. How many BTU's in a hobo? Ohhh, gross.
I expect that any shutdown will end up as those of the past; those few laid off will get back pay, so it really turns out to be extra paid vacation at the taxpayers' expense...
Respectfully,
O.A.
They'll just pass the blame to the greedy capitalists.
The man is right in doing what he is doing just shut down the rail lines not equipped and when people companies don't have service they can ponit the finger at the government.
So will UP be shipping the soured contaminated soybeans from California? Better ask Ma Obalmers...
Don't go ape--
It's just red tape.
And it's for the children! Yay!
Back in 2007 I was monitoring a coal pit highwall in Wyoming that was moving with one of his main lines on top of it. The instrumentation was indicating it was heading towards progressive failure of the wall that would have catastrophically interrupted about 12% of the nations energy supply at that time. Serious business. Shutting down the whole thing could invoke a national emergency and voila! They nationalize the railroad. For the greater good, of course.
As long as regulators are not held responsible for the losses, the overzealous bureaucrats will continue to hinder economic growth. Our government is so over-bloated one hand does not know what the other is doing.
As long as congress won't shut down the government and slow their paychecks they couldn't care less.
Respectfully,
O.A.