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Conductor
Reading through the edition of Trains that arrived on the first of this month, there was a report about the PIP's. It listed the major improvement and major challenge to each of the last 5 routes to be reviewed. Apparently, these reports are out SOMEWHERE. The improvement listed for the CS was to replace the Arcade with a Business Class with PPC privileges, and the challenge listed was the capital cost for that specific refurbishment. For the EB, it was to add an extra sleeper and a CCC, and the problem with that was equip availability. For the SWC, it was to add connecting bus service to Denver? and Oklahoma City, and the problem was the impending reroute. For the CONO, it was connecting bus service to Meridian and Vicksburg, and capacity constraints were the listed issue. Last, on the AT, it was stated that they wanted to add a coach and two more auto racks to the consist, but the problem was that it would need CSX approval to go over 50 cars and that HEP had not been tested for more than 18 passenger cars.
I found it surprising that these reports had been released on some level, but not to the public. The article went on to talk about how the improvements recommended in the original PIP's were actually meaningful and important, but a lot of the suggestions now are more futile, in the sense that they would not have had as much importance as suggestions from 1 or 2 years ago.
Knowing now that the info is out, I hope it can be released publicly soon, because I'd love to get a chance to read them all of the way through.
I found it surprising that these reports had been released on some level, but not to the public. The article went on to talk about how the improvements recommended in the original PIP's were actually meaningful and important, but a lot of the suggestions now are more futile, in the sense that they would not have had as much importance as suggestions from 1 or 2 years ago.
Knowing now that the info is out, I hope it can be released publicly soon, because I'd love to get a chance to read them all of the way through.