Western Railroad Discussion > MRL: Investment in the future (link)

Montana Rail Link had a news segment last night on the evening news. Here's a link to that story:

https://kpax.com/news/on-special-assignment/2019/05/18/the-state-of-freight-montana-rail-link-announces-95m-in-investments-largest-in-its-history/?fbclid=IwAR3DdQwdFIYxg-SCB4RABR4yo2Ck0Mmq4w0iK7YsQd9cHq3sAZg3E7UaXlc

Enjoy!
Jim Burrill

Nice to see. But I do have a quibble:

“Rolling into Laurel are 24 trains a day. Twelve travel east and another 12 head west. The Laurel rail yard is the largest between Seattle and Minneapolis, making it a regional hub. Fifteen-hundred cars come through the rail yard a day and each day crews build eight trains.”

I think Pasco might want to challenge this statement. 

Nice to see Mark Athey again. I had lost track of him after he left BN in Seattle. One of the good guys, he was always approachable 
and open to suggestions; a real 'people' person.

Charlie

The PTC installation which MRL is not required to do by FRA is being pushed by BNSF.

The long sidings are going in so there are places to meet longer trains BNSF is now running.

The requirement employees turn available flex days or vacation days each time they try to get a day off is the new policy of CSXT managers.

cewherry Wrote:
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> Nice to see Mark Athey again. I had lost track of
> him after he left BN in Seattle. One of the good
> guys, he was always approachable 
> and open to suggestions; a real 'people' person.
>
> Charlie                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Very much agree! One of the few good managers out there.

                Rich