Eastern Railroad Discussion > Jim Foote of CN, CSX and PSR, dies.

Jim Foote, who at Canadian National was instrumental in implementing "Precision Scheduled Railroading," and who followed his mentor E. Hunter Harrison from CN to CSX, becoming CEO upon Harrison's death in 2017, has died. He was 70.

Foote retired from CSX in 2022.

hell must be getting crowded, first hh, oj and a psr copycat.

Let's respect those who pass - we haven't walked their path.  If one can't be positive, silence is often a better (and more effective) choice of making comment.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/17/24 14:57 by RMD23.

so it doesn't matter how many people he put on unemploeed  list or how bad they ( he ) screwed up the railroad so according to you we shouldn'e expess how we feel 

RMD23 Wrote:
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> Let's respect those who pass - we haven't walked
> their path.  If one can't be positive, silence is
> often a better (and more effective) choice of
> making comment.

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NOT OJ!!!!!

10speed Wrote:
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> so it doesn't matter how many people he put on
> unemploeed  list or how bad they ( he ) screwed
> up the railroad so according to you we shouldn'e
> expess how we feel 

Of course it matters.  Anyone of those guys and gals at his level
could have walked away from hunter and the psr nonsense and gone
somewhere else.  With what they had made over the years they would
have never missed a house or car payment. Perhaps no more biz jet or
first class air travel and only 4 star instead of 5 star hotels and meals.

They deserve as much respect as they gave their employees.
When alive they got the only respect they wanted and that was from Wall St.
Let Wall St. cry.

I notice that none of these people attaching the defenseless are willing to use their own names.  How very brave.

Bob Wilcox
Charlottesville, VA
My Flickr Shots

He said labor doesnt contribute to profits. Now he doesn't either

That's right and labor does nothing but contribute to costs and as I keep saying if they'd quit running
those damn trains the OR could ge greatly reduced. As to Mr, Foote, still looking for something nice
to say other than maybe "a man who rose to the top, showing remarkable ability to make the Peter
Principle come true".

Out 

bobwilcox Wrote:
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> I notice that none of these people attaching the
> defenseless are willing to use their own names.
>  How very brave.

They don't use their name on any post. It's called a username. You obviously don't work for the railroad or you'd probably understand why.

cockaboose Wrote:
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> bobwilcox Wrote:
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> > I notice that none of these people attaching
> the
> > defenseless are willing to use their own names.
> >  How very brave.
>
> They don't use their name on any post. It's called
> a username. You obviously don't work for the
> railroad or you'd probably understand why.

Bingo!

Regards

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callum_out Wrote:
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> That's right and labor does nothing but contribute
> to costs and as I keep saying if they'd quit
> running
> those damn trains the OR could ge greatly reduced.
> As to Mr, Foote, still looking for something nice
> to say other than maybe "a man who rose to the
> top, showing remarkable ability to make the Peter
> Principle come true".
>
> Out 

Pretty much covers it, in a politically correct manner that seems to be fashionable now a days.

Regards

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