GGC call high priority for Feds on the Rail Service Review

[bucket]

Don't expect anything to change with regards to the railways.

They have been guaranteed to make a profit moving goods across this country for years. They have closed branch lines in favour of stopping the flow of traffic on the main lines. Then with their cost savings and profit the railways are too ****ing stupid to twin the lines from east of winnipeg to west of calgary to speed the process up.

This country could be running a world class rail system instead we get excuses from every level of government and every railway.

If you compare the investment made by farmers,as a whole, to improve their farms to what the railways have spent to improve their service - farmers win hands down.

That would explain why farmers can take a crop off in 45 days and it takes the railways over 300 to move it to the west coast.

But I digress, the federal government of any stripe is not going to pressure the railways to do anything. Jack won't because of the unions. The liberals won't because the boardrooms are stacked with liberals and much the same for the conservatives. It is an incestuous relationship.

[mbratrud]

As a part of CWB reform why would the
board not look at creating a
transportation brokering service, that
would continue to handle transportation
issues in the future and continue to
provide logistics service post monopoly.

Its time for the CWB bofd to start
acting responsibly and look at says that
the organization can add value in the
future instead of fighting a loosing
battle with our money.

[sumdumguy]

We need joint running rights enshrined. The
railuways have been granted this elite status to
open the West, they have really taken advantage
of it.

It is truly a pathetic process to try to order a car.
Hours are spent on answering machines and a
password system that would frustrate a saint.

[mbratrud]

SDG I agree we need to open up the running rights.

[Burbert]

Whoa, the RITZ cracker has been called
upon to doooooooooo somethinnnnnnnnnn, by
a very, very, very, important group of
about a dozen er so Comedian farmers. Boy
he better wake up and smell the roses this
time, causin these guys/gals mean
business, Angribusiness.............

[sumdumguy]

Who should he listen to, the loser directors?

[sumdumguy]

Hey Burbert, can you see your milk cow
sauntering out your yard and down the road?
Pity!

[btjadenlepp]

Mark and SDG, you have hit the nail on the
head, IMO. Rail service must become the
focus of creating a successful grain
economy for the future. Pulse Canada has
spearheaded some great work in the Service
Level Agreements, we have to push the feds
to put that new Transportation bill
through.

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