Eastern Railroad Discussion > Freight Car of America to close in Roanoke Va

Can’t copy link but layoffs start in Sept and will permanently close in Nov


Gary

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https://www.wdbj7.com/content/news/FreightCar-America-to-close-Roanoke-manufacturing-location-513042191.html

In going to the wdbj news website in the link posted above, I found in other news that the Volvo truck plant at Dublin, Va about 50 miles south of Roanoke announced a $400 million expansion that will add over 700 jobs over the next six years.

1019X Wrote:
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> In going to the wdbj news website in the link
> posted above, I found in other news that the Volvo
> truck plant at Dublin, Va about 50 miles south of
> Roanoke announced a $400 million expansion that
> will add over 700 jobs over the next six years.

Interesting side note: Volvo gets zero in and ships nothing out by rail
Rich S

Railroading is now such backpage news in Roanoke that the major media editors don't even recognize the problem with the story saying "Norfolk and Southern Railroad"...  smh...
Oh how that city has changed...   From the heart of railroading where the magnificent Js were brought to life, to the ingrown toenail of railroading where the city is licking its chops to someday taking a wrecking ball to that same building (probably for another ugly-as-sin modern arts building)...

CSX602 Wrote:
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> Railroading is now such backpage news in Roanoke
> that the major media editors don't even recognize
> the problem with the story saying "Norfolk and
> Southern Railroad"...  smh...
> Oh how that city has changed...   From the heart
> of railroading where the magnificent Js were
> brought to life, to the ingrown toenail of
> railroading where the city is licking its chops to
> someday taking a wrecking ball to that same
> building (probably for another ugly-as-sin modern
> arts building)...

You got that right.
Rich S 

is there something going on in the industry, cause saturday Watco in the Holidaysburg shops said it is closing shop in 60 days as well.

For it's part FCA does say the shutdown should not be construed as permanent...it has idled the plant in the past but as it turned out it was quite brief. 

engineerinvirginia Wrote:
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> For it's part FCA does say the shutdown should not
> be construed as permanent...it has idled the plant
> in the past but as it turned out it was quite
> brief. 

The wdbj article says this closing is permanent. Workers should not expect a recall.

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Lackawanna484 Wrote:
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> engineerinvirginia Wrote:
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> > For it's part FCA does say the shutdown should
> not
> > be construed as permanent...it has idled the
> plant
> > in the past but as it turned out it was quite
> > brief. 
>
> The wdbj article says this closing is permanent.
> Workers should not expect a recall.
>
> Posted from Android
I do stand corrected...for some reason I did not read it that way. 
 

No one is buying new cars at the present.  With PSR there is a LOT of cars AND power stored.  With coal dwindling, no one is buying new hoppers with them being stored everywhere. Power lasts a lot longer than in the past.
It was nothing for F's and early Geeps to only last 10-15 years at most.  Now power last a lot longer, and then is rebuilt into a "new" locomotive.  This doubles or triples the life of a locomotive.  They can't sell new locos(the manufactures) when the railroads have lots of good power stored.
RMR

National Steel Car in Hamilton, Ontario is sure selling a ton of new cars right now.

Bill Miller
Galt, ON

CCMF Wrote:
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> National Steel Car in Hamilton, Ontario is sure
> selling a ton of new cars right now.

Grain covered hoppers?

Grain hoppers and well cars mainly.  Not sure if the center-beams are still coming or not.

Bill Miller
Galt, ON

CCMF Wrote:
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> Grain hoppers and well cars mainly.  Not sure if
> the center-beams are still coming or not.

There was talk of oil tankers for Alberta, too.

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Feast or famine...

I used to work for a major global crane manufacture that was the same way.

Posted from Android

They got replaced by technology, not because of age. 1 engine pulling what took two Fs to pull more economical. And most lasted over 25yrs.



lapklub Wrote:
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> No one is buying new cars at the present.  With
> PSR there is a LOT of cars AND power stored. 
> With coal dwindling, no one is buying new hoppers
> with them being stored everywhere. Power lasts a
> lot longer than in the past.
> It was nothing for F's and early Geeps to only
> last 10-15 years at most.  Now power last a lot
> longer, and then is rebuilt into a "new"
> locomotive.  This doubles or triples the life of
> a locomotive.  They can't sell new locos(the
> manufactures) when the railroads have lots of good
> power stored.
> RMR

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Forward this news to President Trump and tell him to get down there.  He'd probably do it.

NSC is also building 5pack well cars by the hundreds
Bill Turner  Hamilton Ont

The first generation geeps and F units soldiered on a lot longer than 10-15 years on class one RRs...

Victor A. Baird
http://www.erstwhilepublications.com

lapklub Wrote:
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> 
> It was nothing for F's and early Geeps to only
> last 10-15 years at most.  Now power last a lot
> longer, and then is rebuilt into a "new"
> locomotive.