Western Railroad Discussion > Another one bites the dust

And another one gone, and another one gone
Another one bites the dust, yeah
   (John Deacon, Queen)

https://www.progressiverailroading.com/people/news/Kansas-City-Southern-taps-Fahmy-to-lead-PSR-drive--56704

TAW



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 02/07/19 10:57 by TAW.

TAW Wrote:
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> And another one gone, and another one gone
> Another one bites the dust, yeah
>    (John Deacon, Queen)
>
> TAW

What bit the dust??

ghemr Wrote:
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> TAW Wrote:
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> > And another one gone, and another one gone
> > Another one bites the dust, yeah
> >    (John Deacon, Queen)
> >
> > TAW
>
> What bit the dust??

oops...didn't notice that the paste didn't (first news of the day....before coffee)

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TAW

Still nothing there. More coffee and this time NOT decaf?

FIFY

https://tinyurl.com/yb9fds9c

 

John Acosta
Palm Springs, CA



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/07/19 10:22 by Josta.

When posting a long link, only include the part before the question mark, the rest is junk.

https://www.progressiverailroading.com/people/news/Kansas-City-Southern-taps-Fahmy-to-lead-PSR-drive--56704

https://www.progressiverailroading.com/people/news/Kansas-City-Southern-taps-Fahmy-to-lead-PSR-drive--56704

Ted Curphey
Ontario, OR



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/07/19 10:28 by funnelfan.

Samey after CN also headed up GE Transportation's Consulting group.

So they hired the man who has been consulting on PSR since December 2018.

funnelfan Wrote:
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> When posting a long link, only include the part
> before the question mark, the rest is junk.
>

Thanks. I didn't notice all that stuff in there when I opened it. That's the part of the link telling Railway Age that it was me.

The last time I tried a tinyurl, trainorders didn't like it either.

TAW

It will be interesting to see how EVP in charge of PSR interfaces with EVP Operations, EVP Equipment, etc.

The people who create the metrics for executive bonuses have their work cut out for them.

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One hopes Famhy remembers that prior converts to PSR had to back off some from it to keep some customers and not have a tied up mess on their hands.  But, that obviously won't happen because it would be asking to much that someone finally had some sense..

Implementing PSR on KCS should be a breeze.  They don't run a lot of trains as it is.  Removing a few of those shouldn't be a difficult task.  Hopefully, he will convince the KCS Board to return to their historical roots as a North-South carrier and sell the Dallas to Meridian mainline as well as the other island lines in Mississippi.  They should be able to get about $4B for Dallas to Meridian and another $100M for the island lines in Mississippi.  

Maybe KCS is going all out now, not just a "Retro-Belle" paint scheme, but go all out retro - back to the 70's and run just one gigantic train each was a day Kansas City-Shreveport over decrepit, unmaintained trackage thanks to PSR and deferred maintenance.  It could be KCS of the 70's all over again!

Vicksburg_Route Wrote:
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> Implementing PSR on KCS should be a breeze.  They
> don't run a lot of trains as it is.  Removing a
> few of those shouldn't be a difficult task. 
> Hopefully, he will convince the KCS Board to
> return to their historical roots as a North-South
> carrier and sell the Dallas to Meridian mainline
> as well as the other island lines in
> Mississippi.  They should be able to get about
> $4B for Dallas to Meridian and another $100M for
> the island lines in Mississippi.  

Yep.....lets continue to wreck the RRs in the name of short term gains and MONEY....??!!  And yes, I understand the need to sell underperforming lines.  Thats not the point....

I think we ALL KNOW what this will lead to.....?!?!   A hint....the word starts with R....



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 02/08/19 13:43 by ns1000.

ns1000 Wrote:

> Yep.....lets continue to wreck the RRs in the name
> of short term gains and MONEY....??!!  And yes, I
> understand the need to sell underperforming
> lines.  Thats not the point....
>
> I think we ALL KNOW what this will lead
> to.....?!?!   A hint....the word starts with
> R....

Actually, my hope is that they WILL sell the Dallas to Meridian and island lines in Mississippi to either BNSF or NS.  KCS has never tapped the potential of the east-west Meridian to Dallas shortcut, but they have done far more to promote the line than IC and ICG ever did.  Otherwise, it will languish in mediocrity until it becomes another regional.

Doesn't NS already have an interest in the Meridian Gateway?  I would think they would have first dibs at it and maybe UP as a partner.  Dan