@@GoldenSpikeRailroadStories Eeeyup!! 😆🚂👍

@@HushPuppy-be8it If you know him personally, you’re not much of a friend if you post something like this.

I was going to say. When he said profits, he was referring to weakening the Union and not only cutting workers but also their pay and benefits. Profit almost always comes from worker financial constraints or pay cuts in English. Guys like this owner was part of a group of, basically, modern carpetbaggers who popped up out of the sewers after Reagan and his 'gang' got deregulation going. That was because the people's government was 'their enemy' and had to be stopped. All of the transportation industries were deregulated and has been a disaster since. Even there the passengers absorb the torture of horrible travel conditions today, a byproduct of no regs protecting the people. This stuff goes on and on. Today the successors to Reagan and his kind are working to totally destroy government by the people, and making laws that enable that thinking. Yale and Harvard have been producing countless think tank yo-yos who are tripping over each other finding ways to do such things. And this railroad guy was out in the vanguard of those actions. He must be a hero to those kinds of people. To us regular folks he's just another criminal taking food off our tables while making themselves richer.

Well what do you expect when the entire industry propping up two failing railroads completely collapses, resulting in the loss of 90% of the traffic base? Don't blame Guilford for cutting all the fat that Miller and Dustin didn't have the balls to touch.

Note how the railroads who took over those lines couldn't make a go at them either...

Scenic.

Scenic.

D&H was dead on arrival, B&M was bankrupt and lost in the sauce, MEC was staffed like they were in the 40's and held captive by the paper execs on the BOD who forced the railroad to move low or non revenue pulp wood to keep their operational costs low, and a union which resisted change. Whatever Guilford did, you cannot argue that it didn't have to be done. Everything they did someone else would have done had they bought those companies. It would have been the only way to survive.

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Glad you enjoyed it!

Welcome!

I wish they had as well. The current "patch out" fleet is uninspiring!

Short story: lost their lease to operate the trackage that is state-owned. Mass Coastal took over. BCLR owns the short section of track they still operate in Dartmouth.

the have been in germany, sweden, israel and america , yes! tho in sweden they are only used on one unelectrified line between Linköping and Kalmar. which i think is sad, and they will be trashed soon in 2026 when the new deiseltrains arrive for the company Krösatågen!

does the m88 have some sort of steering wheel or a different driving system?

Aww...the Beehive! I'm old enough to remember when it was "The First Edition". Thanks for the memory!

@@mikechapman1721 knew that would strike a chord with someone. Great place. Haven't been able to find a replacement with the same ambience. Btw, you're welcome 😊.

@@owensweetland342 We are big fans of The Sagamore Inn. The new owners kept what was good and just added to it. Our fave!

@@mikechapmanmedia2291 Thanks. Will look into it.

@@mikechapmanmedia2291 The Riverside ( Middleboro) & Lindsey's are two bygone gems.

Thank you very much!

Because it was. These 2 sets (the consists shown was 2 3-car DMU's coupled together) were originally made for the Israeli railways but were sent to the US then Canada, and then back to the US for trials. Their light weight nature, being lighter on the axles than some LRV's did cause some issues

@@drdewott9154 like grades?

@@Elliottblancher IDK about that, these trains are pretty optimised for hill climbing and somewhat steep gradients. In Denmark countless run through the great belt tunnel every day which features very steep entry and exits. And the ones in Israel like those on trial in North America, were specifically ordered for the old winding hilly railway to Jerusalem which shut down a few years ago after the electric high speed line was completed between underground Jerusalem and Tel Aviv

They use a stoker when they're pulling, but for firing up, which this was, it's strictly "hand bombing". It was a sweltering July day, and the temps in the cab were most impressive!

I'm not sure who thought booking him to talk about his alcoholic clown film on a quasi-Christian channel was a good idea, but as he quickly figured out, it wasn't his "target audience"...

Yeah, I should have bought lottery tickets that day. I just happened to be “droning” when WJNP arrived. Couldn’t believe my good fortune.

@@EditGuy6610 you had a camera sir, that was the win. Catching up in new England is tough. You best have time. But I do love the power up there and to here's a lot of choice , Island Pond VT has an extremely accommodating spot with a fantastic Lakeview view that is best in the country. No doubts

Very little is included. The “new” loop turns left before the trackage up the east side of the reservoir. But that trackage is used for the Christmas trains, which go about 2/3 of the way up the existing track.

I think the customer could specify which side was the engineer's side.

West Barnstable.

@@EditGuy6610 TY

I enjoyed the 75th good to see some old veterans in attendance.

I was impressed that it righted itself so well - lucky, too.

I'm trying to persuade them to do an "engineer for an hour" thing with this engine. Joe might well be first in line!