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Steam & Excursion > Will the C&TS or D&S shut down with the strike ?Date: 09/13/22 21:30 Will the C&TS or D&S shut down with the strike ? Author: UP951West Will the C&TS, the D&S or the Royal Gorge RY shut down in sympathy with the likely RR strike Friday at midnight ? Thanks.
Date: 09/14/22 05:08 Re: Will the C&TS or D&S shut down with the strike ? Author: HotWater UP951West Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Will the C&TS, the D&S or the Royal Gorge RY > shut down in sympathy with the likely RR strike > Friday at midnight ? Thanks. Are their Engineers, Conductors, and Trainmen members of the same unions as those involved with the current labor negotiations? Date: 09/14/22 05:49 Re: Will the C&TS or D&S shut down with the strike ? Author: CBQ4002 I don’t believe either is a union shop. So, if that is the case, not likely.
Ron Date: 09/14/22 08:32 Re: Will the C&TS or D&S shut down with the strike ? Author: ATSF1129 No, they're not in the same position as Amtrak and the Commuter lines when the greed that runs the freight railroads causes those to suspend operations. The D&S and C&T will still run.
Date: 09/14/22 12:36 Re: Will the C&TS or D&S shut down with the strike ? Author: MaryMcPherson HotWater Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Are their Engineers, Conductors, and Trainmen > members of the same unions as those involved with > the current labor negotiations? Not really relevant. If they are not party to the national agreement, they are not party to the dispute even if they are in the same union. It's a different set of employers and employees, and the agreements in question are not related. Think of if Costco and Kroger employees were represented by the same union (I don't even know if both have a union, but just roll with the analogy), Costco workers are not walking out if there is a strike against Kroger. Mary McPherson Dongola, IL Diverging Clear Productions Date: 09/14/22 16:56 Re: Will the C&TS or D&S shut down with the strike ? Author: Earlk The D&S and C&TS are non-union railroads, as are almost all tourist operations.
Anyone out there know of a tourist line with union representation? Date: 09/14/22 18:11 Re: Will the C&TS or D&S shut down with the strike ? Author: splitreduction LOL I think the strike is for the real railroaders.
Flamesuit on. Posted from iPhone Date: 09/14/22 19:58 Re: Will the C&TS or D&S shut down with the strike ? Author: Earlk splitreduction Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > LOL I think the strike is for the real > railroaders. > > Flamesuit on. > > Posted from iPhone OK buddy. When was the last time you took a train down 14 miles of 4% grade with automatic air, retainers and NO dynamic brakes? Date: 09/14/22 20:30 Re: Will the C&TS or D&S shut down with the strike ? Author: ATSF1129 Earlk Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Anyone out there know of a tourist line with union > representation? Isn’t White Pass? If not, I’d sure hope they are with corporate owners now… Posted from iPhone Date: 09/14/22 21:55 Re: Will the C&TS or D&S shut down with the strike ? Author: Earlk ATSF1129 Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Earlk Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > > Anyone out there know of a tourist line with > union > > representation? > > Isn’t White Pass? If not, I’d sure hope they > are with corporate owners now… > > Posted from iPhone Yes, they are. I forgot about them. Back in the 1970's both the California Western and Sierra RR were union shops, but they were "diesel fireghts on weekdays, steam passenger on weekends" railroads. Date: 09/15/22 11:03 Re: Will the C&TS or D&S shut down with the strike ? Author: Deal Earlk Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > splitreduction Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > LOL I think the strike is for the real > > railroaders. > > > > Flamesuit on. > > > > Posted from iPhone > > OK buddy. When was the last time you took a > train down 14 miles of 4% grade with automatic > air, retainers and NO dynamic brakes? Exactly! There is a tourist railroad in the east, that involves a serious mountain grade. In the ranks of that railroads' roster of engineers (who came from "Real Railroaders") are guys who refuse to handle a train unless the lead unit is equipped with dynamic brakes. Date: 09/17/22 06:49 Re: Will the C&TS or D&S shut down with the strike ? Author: Drknow Just don’t piss your air away.
Signed: Real railroader. Regards Posted from iPhone Date: 09/17/22 14:01 Re: Will the C&TS or D&S shut down with the strike ? Author: splitreduction THANK YOU lol
Real railroading in measured in much more than just the grade of the track……. Drknow Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Just don’t piss your air away. > > Signed: Real railroader. > > Regards > > Posted from iPhone Date: 09/19/22 19:54 Re: Will the C&TS or D&S shut down with the strike ? Author: Alco251 > > Anyone out there know of a tourist line with
> union > > representation? > > Isn’t White Pass? If not, I’d sure hope they > are with corporate owners now… > > Posted from iPhone When I visited the WP&YR 40 years ago, Skagway-based crews were UTU and Whitehorse-based crews were Canadian Teamsters. Division point was Bennett, BC. |