Jochs wrote:So is the Canadian division known as Canadian Railways Atlantic Pacific (CRAP?)
Yes, and the Canadian side is running quite well.
Jochs wrote:So is the Canadian division known as Canadian Railways Atlantic Pacific (CRAP?)
59caddy wrote:You will have an economic disaster with this many assets. You never talked about how you fit the infrastructure of the different railroads together. You talk about how you keep closing yards and tracks. By doing this, you lose customers; then you lose money. So then you abandon more track, and lose more customers and money. You still have huge debts to pay off to CN and CP. You don't seem to want any competition, so your services will be worse and worse and worse as you all sit back and relax. Since you're the only railroad option customers have, they are more likely to turn to trucks instead if there's something about your corporation they don't like. Your corporation is simply too big to handle everything. You will have so much debt, you won't even know what you're paying for. These would be things like HUGE taxes, very old payouts, and probably around 5-7 FRA reportable incidents every DAY. If you keep abandoning tracks, which you still have to do to stay profitable, you will have a very low base for the money required for the above expenses. Basically, I would keep in mind that the company is leading itself to an eventual downfall.
Paper railroads are serious business...except for the A & P.MagnumForce wrote:So making stuff up on the paper railroads board gets you on the ignore list?
The A&P has recently purchased all property along railroad rights-of-way, which makes it impossible to take photos of trains without permission. Also, lots of revenue is generated by renting out homes and businesses near the tracks. However, since they are rented, and not owned by the tenants, they cannot allow photos to be taken without charging the standard $100 fee/day.MagnumForce wrote:Our VP Railfan Relations Mr. Noname Bnoengr has just announced a new program for railfan. "We will charge everyone $100/day to take pictures, limit 2 per day. If unapproved pictures are taken, you are arrested and charged with trespassing and fined $1000 for each offense. We feel that this opportunity will bring a new found appreciation for the value of the A&P. We value our railfan and we also value the revenue they will now provide."
You may wonder how we can administrate this but the special powers granted to Mr. Noname Bnoengr by homeland security have made this easy to do. You cannot prove you were not on railroad property we can't prove you were but we will lie and since we are us we will believe us over you.
Please send all checks to our Ohio City HQ, care of "Foam go home"
Roll on APHBG&B!
We do need somebody to run our Southeastern Division.legostudios34 wrote:Are there any job openings at the A&P or the CRAP? I need a new job after HPR was taken over by you guys.
I know, I just wanna play along.MagnumForce wrote:Since we exist in our own reality your HPR surely still exists in your own reality. This is all for fun, don't want hurt feelings.
Anyway we do have some openings in our buildings and structures department that I think you would well suited for, write our Ohio City HQ.
I will git GR8 SHOTZ and KEEP UM CUMMIN.heartlandguy wrote:OMG HEADS UP!!! A&P #1, teh ES70AC-2 demo unit is solo on dirty dirt loads heading for Canada and the CRAP RR. Train is departing Garrett, EB. HEADS UP CP BERNT, HAMLER, DWESHLER, TOOTOGANY, and Northward points north!!!!!!!111!!