Passenger Trains > The Center of it All

For those of you, particularly out West, who may not have seen it, here is the Wilmington DE Operations Center, seen from the window of a train.

B&OBill

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It's more like a Black Hole... Chaos, Pure Chaos.

PC1974 Wrote:
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> It's more like a Black Hole... Chaos, Pure Chaos.

Having been inside CNOC I can assure you that it is anything but Chaos! 

The reality is that a dedicated group of employees, working across many specific functions, do their very best to keep the far-flung Amtrak system operating on a day-in and day-out basis.



 

Interesting symbol used for the CNOC.
What does it represent?

I always enjoy seeing the circled "R" next to the word Amtrak.
Reminding everyone that the name is trademarked.
Preventing someone that puts out a shoddy product from sullying Amtak's reputation with the public,

PC1974 Wrote:
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> It's more like a Black Hole... Chaos, Pure Chaos.

Back in the day I had regular dealings with CNOC and while we didn't always see things the same way the folks there always acted in a reasonable and professional manner.  Are you speaking from direct personal observation?

Gordon

Comments were directed to Second Floor; specifically CMS Lead and Desk 5 plus operations West Desk... Areas CNOC covers previously associated as being west of Harrisburg and not under wire (aka Indian Country).

Englewood Wrote:
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> I always enjoy seeing the circled "R" next to the
> word Amtrak.
> Reminding everyone that the name is trademarked.
> Preventing someone that puts out a shoddy
> product from sullying Amtak's reputation with the
> public,

That was good.

SZ

Englewood Wrote:
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> Preventing someone that puts out a shoddy
> product from sullying Amtak's reputation with the
> public,

Not too often that I truly laugh out loud reading Trainorders but that did it!  Good one...

Andy

I second this.  It's the outside world that's pure chaos.  The times I was there, CNOC was filled with some of the most professional railroaders I have ever met.

Stan Hunter
Fair Oaks, CA

mbutte Wrote:

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> Having been inside CNOC I can assure you that it
> is anything but Chaos! 
>
> The reality is that a dedicated group of
> employees, working across many specific functions,
> do their very best to keep the far-flung Amtrak
> system operating on a day-in and day-out basis.
>
>
>
>  

How might one get a tour of the facility?

John Webb
Trinidad, CA