http://www.yardlimits.com/forums/ Information on Railroads or Terminals that Furloughed workers may be able to work. Ads from those looking to share lodging or rental housing while working away from home. Other assorted information to help those out of work. en Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:35:38 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.yardlimits.com/forums/images/styles/yardlimits/misc/rss.jpg http://www.yardlimits.com/forums/ http://www.yardlimits.com/forums/off-force-reduction-furloughed-help/26096-furloughs-now-hurting-companies.html Tue, 17 Aug 2010 22:16:14 GMT Interesting UTU article on how Furloughs are now hurting business. Its sad but true that the furloughs resulted in many people (perhaps 5%)... Interesting UTU article on how Furloughs are now hurting business. Its sad but true that the furloughs resulted in many people (perhaps 5%) completely quiting the railroad, and I bet its in the double digit percents for those with less than 5 years. As they say, THE CHICKEN HAS COME HOME TO ROOST!

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CREW SHORTAGES SLOWING NS, BNSF COAL TRAINS
Railroads have been slow to return furloughed train and engine workers, resulting in “an uptick in missed [coal train] deliveries, especially on BNSF and Norfolk Southern, reports Argus Coal Daily.

“The harsh winter led to a slowdown in service in the East, and utilities then pushed CSX to add trains and crews to its network,” reports the publication.

“CSX is now seeing the benefits of those resources, running more consistently, shippers said, but NS has said it could take 60-90 days before it has its crew issues resolved,” reports Argus. “In the meantime, the railroad is adding more locomotives to minimize crew problems.

“NS is mainly short conductors but also needs engineers, a shipper said, reports Argus. “They’re really struggling.”

The publication said, “Both CSX and NS saw their average coal train speeds plummet in January and February, but CSX velocities improved in March while NS struggled through the spring and then fell lower in May. In August, CSX trains are running 2mph faster than NS trains compared with a year ago when both railroads were at parity.

”In the West, BNSF has been more affected by crew issues,” reports Argus. “BNSF coal train speeds have steadily declined from 22.6 mph in early April to a low of 18.3 mph in late June, and remain around 4 mph slower than Union Pacific trains.”

(The preceding article was published by Argus Coal Daily.)
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