Bronco rail train loading is suspended as of today 9/14

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Seen this over on B6G & the Lighting forum. Seeing as the Bronco and Ranger are made together at MAP it must be effecting Rangers too. The article talks about fuel, grains, and fertilizer not being transported which will really throw this country into a tailspin again. Someone did mention that the longest national American railroad strike in the last 50 years was in 1978 and that was about six days so hopefully they resolve this quickly.

http://www.nscorp.com/content/nscor...termodal--and-automotive-service-updates.html

Any one who ships out of Dearborn on Norfolk Southern will be affected at end of Presidents "Cooling Off Period" for negotiations closes on the 16th. To prepare, NS had released the below. "Automotive NS will enact an embargo of all automotive traffic, effective 00:01 Wednesday, September 14."

Units at ending terminal will be allowed to pick up and transfer to Auto Carrier for last mile loads.
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Well, if thee was any grain or fertilizer to transport that would be helpful as well. IMHO, all a calculated scheme to drive up prices even higher.
 

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Well, if thee was any grain or fertilizer to transport that would be helpful as well. IMHO, all a calculated scheme to drive up prices even higher.
Hey buddy go outside and get some fresh air. You can come over and have a beer if you want just get off the conspiracy theories.
 
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Well, if thee was any grain or fertilizer to transport that would be helpful as well. IMHO, all a calculated scheme to drive up prices even higher.
Any higher we'll be a 3rd world country before the years through! :mad:
 
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Those waiting for their Lightning's will take a double hit if this strike last long. First the delay of getting their truck and second not being able to get the tax credit for this year which some in business were counting on.
 


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Those waiting for their Lightning's will take a double hit if this strike last long. First the delay of getting their truck and second not being able to get the tax credit for this year which some in business were counting on.
Masshole just found out they got close to a 3B surplus. Law says they have to return it to the taxpayers. Our illustrious friends are scratching their heads on how to do this? Seriously! ?
 
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Masshole just found out they got close to a 3B surplus. Law says they have to return it to the taxpayers. Our illustrious friends are scratching their heads on how to do this? Seriously! ?
IOW "How can we take steal our share and still give the people a few scraps"? :lipssealed:
 

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I was working for Con Rail in 78 but since we were considered a government business did not participate in the strike as the other railroads did. Railroads and airlines are under the Federal Railway act and as such the government can end the strike as soon as it starts, so unless there is some nefarious reason for letting a work stoppage go long term, this shouldn't last long. By the way, we folks living in Illinois are surround by grain, soybeans and corn.
 

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I had a june 20 start date with NS. glad I decided to scrap that idea :whew:

looks like the embargo started at 00:01 this morning. hold on to your seats, this might get interesting. what will amazon sell on the east coast if the chinese junk can't make it across the country?

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Effective 12:00 (noon) on Tuesday, September 13, 2022, Norfolk Southern will close all gates to Intermodal traffic.
 

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Wow this goes on too long and the coal won't be able to get to the power plants to provide power for ev's.
 
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Wow this goes on to long and the coal won't be able to get to the power plants to provide power for ev's.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/1252352/us-coal-power-plants-by-state/
https://electrek.co/2022/08/24/current-ev-registrations-in-the-us-how-does-your-state-stack-up/

One link lists the current coal fired plants per state in the US. The second lists number of EVs owned per state. Some states will be hurt if the coal trains stop rolling. Others not so much.
 

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Railroad workers are some of the highest paid people I know.

Unions may have once saved this country. Now they're killing it.
 

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Unions membership has been dropping for decades. You'll need to find another straw man.
https://www.businessinsider.com/chart-union-membership-changes-decline-over-the-years-2022-9
Are you denying that a union is behind the railroad strike?

Did I say "single handedly killing this country?"

How is my comment a "strawman?"

Do you even know what a "strawman" is? Cause it seems like you're just regurgitating terms you've heard before.

Fact is that our country is not in a place to sustain a railroad strike, long or short.

payscale.com lists Union Pacific's average salary at $91k/year. This is only to earn bonuses/clout for the union brass.

I've been a member of three different labor unions in the past, even helped organize a shop. That was before I learned how corrupt these organizations are.

Simply put, they're nothing but leeches.
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