According to the Norfolk Southern website, this is what they say - NS Christmas Shutdown News.
As for me, I've never known NS to ever shutdown for that many days for a holiday. But I thought it was interesting. The question I do ask, is this true? How I heard of this, was on Train Orders.com.
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You reminded me of the NS Christmas cards they release each year.
I have to see if there is one this year.
This is nothing new, although in my experience operations started back up around 7:00am the morning after Christmas day.
Based on past experience, the dispatchers offices will be barely manned, there will always be someone somewhere to run the passenger trains and draw bridges as necessary..
Martin Derouin
It seems with the Mega Six, This has been a trend since the new century started. however as Martin D. posted above, there are still many exceptions.
i think that it's a wonderful tribute to the Holiday and what it means, as well as very nice thing to do for their employees. A few, of course, will have to work, particularly those involved with moving passenger trains.
Paul Fischer
Yea, I'm thinking that myself as I've never seen it where trains don't run somewhere on a Class 1 railroad during the holiday. That also means losing business to, if off for 3 full days. I just don't see that somewhere they run something. Example, the NS Eastbound Intermodal 20E and 24W are very high priority Intermodals and run everyday on the Cleveland Line.
I had sent NS a tweet reply to this announcement that they liked. I had asked if I can still run an NS train under my tree on Christmas Day or does it need to stay still?
As I've read about how NS embraces their history (some 400 railroads and/or railways over time) and how they are with their workforce makes me like them more each day. I got to meet their Head Archivist in Strasburg once, and she was one of the nicest people I've met!
Can you imagine the rail traffic before and after the shutdown.
It will be train after train on the main line between Harrisburg and Pittsburgh.
Grab you cameras and a thermos of coffee it's going to be one heck of a show !!!!!!!!
Merry Christmas everyone !!!!!!!!!!
Remember, the Federal dates for the Holidays will be Dec. 26 and Jan 2, because the holiday lands on a Sunday. Hence you have a three day holiday. I woukd think most places will be starting back up on Tuesday of both weeks.
CSX does the same thing and I would bet they all do to some extent.
Way to go NS....
Dominic Mazoch posted:Remember, the Federal dates for the Holidays will be Dec. 26 and Jan 2, because the holiday lands on a Sunday. Hence you have a three day holiday. I woukd think most places will be starting back up on Tuesday of both weeks.
From what I read on the NS site, operations will resume, I think, at 7:00am on Dec. 27.
I think it's great that the NS employees get a few days off. All the better if all the class 1's do the same thing. I am sure they are all deserving some time off with their families and what better time is their than Christmas.
I am travelling on the Auto-Train on Christmas Day. I hope this is still good.
J
Only thing I do say, if this 3 day vacation happens on NS, I'll bet the NS Cleveland Line will be very busy. If CSX does the same thing, the CSX Erie West Sub should be busy also. But will wait and see. That's still 3 days of no shipments, but I could be wrong as well.
We live on the double NS mainline in Circleville OH. Christmas is usually quiet, seems like they're rolling the morning after by sun up.
Good evening, i think it was two years ago and just two days before Christmas I had some time from the Christmas decorating thing at home to spend an a few hours in the afternoon in Blairsville and Derry Pa.
This afternoon both west bound and east bound traffic was packed leaving just a few minutes between trains.
This was the best train watching day we ever had.
Almost like watching the trains run the loop on my layout in the basement !!!!!!!
For CSX, I will be willing bet, you will see trains running on the 24th, some are crucial to operations, the rest will be headed to a terminal as some terminals try to rid themselves of trains. I will also willing to bet trains will be running on the 26th, and track inspectors will be inspecting before the trains run. Time off is always welcomed, but you understand you have to work holidays.
rtr12 posted:I think it's great that the NS employees get a few days off. All the better if all the class 1's do the same thing. I am sure they are all deserving some time off with their families and what better time is their than Christmas.
Except for things like Military, first responders, and hospitals, it might be good for the nation to shut down, not just for Christmas, but for Thanksgiving.
found one from 2013?
forgot to check lately and don't see a new one?
here's one from UP for anyone else looking...
Well since you bring up trains in commercials, here's a nice ad CP did for Christmas.
As my career spaned four decades ....in the beginning the guys from ww2 went to work regardless of what day it was . The railroad would cut back a bit on holidays because the cost of labor was high. Road men did not recieve a pay diiferential for holidays. As time went by newer generational employees had no interest in working holidays and the railroad had staffing problems . Eventually this led to shutting it down for Christmas . It was never meant to be a good will omen. and now you know the rest of the story !
john f penca jr posted:As time went by newer generational employees had no interest in working holidays and the railroad had staffing problems . Eventually this led to shutting it down for Christmas . It was never meant to be a good will omen. and now you know the rest of the story !
Exactly!
Back in those days they were glad to have a job, strong work and family ethic. Not so much any more. Now it is more about disability for PTSD os Social Security.
Big Jim posted:john f penca jr posted:As time went by newer generational employees had no interest in working holidays and the railroad had staffing problems . Eventually this led to shutting it down for Christmas . It was never meant to be a good will omen. and now you know the rest of the story !
Exactly!
DEC 25 0400
Ring ring ring.
Hello
You're ordered
For what?
Snow plow
But it's Christmas
Are you refusing duty
No ,book me sick
There goes your holiday pay, you must be available for duty to qualify.
Yes I know .. Lost few holiday pays but it was worth it. I don't think they play those games anymore.
Nice CP Commercial. But what's with the ugly CP Dip job and plain logo? No more gold emblem?
prrhorseshoecurve posted:Nice CP Commercial. But what's with the ugly CP Dip job and plain logo? No more gold emblem?
No, not on there new units. The older units like AC4400CW's that have not been repainted, still have the Gold Beaver.
Well, there's been a revised schedule - http://www.nscorp.com/content/...holidayschedule.html
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