Yea i know this is an old question. But i am new i would like everyones opinion. Who has the best railroad and why?
I’ve never forgiven Union Pacific for taking away MY road, the C&NW. That said… I admire them. I admire them for their ceaseless efforts at preservation, not the least of such efforts being their steam program, going so far as to keep 844 on the roster. I admire them for being the ONLY railroad in all of America to survive the 20th century with its name, logo, corporate identity completely unfazed. Union Pacific started life as our nation’s first transcontinental, a very prominent achievement, and has served our country for nigh on a century and a half, and is still continuing to grow and change.
That isn’t to say that BNSF isn’t a fine railroad - to deny the merits of AT&SF, CB&Q, NP, and sundry others would be a disservice to railroad history. But BNSF is a new kid on the block. It’s not AT&SF and it’s not BN. Only Union Pacific holds the distinction of keeping its name intact. And in this day and age when daily mergers and corporate conglomerates make the business world ever more unfamiliar and impersonal, that’s really saying something.
For the railfan, UP is starting to get really interesting despite the excessive railfan pricing policies. I refer to the interesting paint schemes they have now for the SD70ACE including the fallen flags that they never bothered to paint over.
Now if BNSF could follow suit…
Hey buddy, do us all a favor and DO A SEARCH!
BNSF[:D]. I hate the UP because they took over my road the Friendly SP.
Not more flaming.[V]
I’d have to say…It’s a draw. I’m in the East and don’t see much of either.
uspscsx
I have to say that I’ve seen many people get mad when people ressurect threads…so is it possible for the newer members to win? Not to mention that the searches bring up WAY more than desired and it’s impossible to read through everything to find exactly the right thread, especially on a topic that would have as many threads as this one. Coborn doesn’t speak for everyone when he says to do a search. I don’t care if there is a new thread on the same subject every once in a while.
My [2c]. I’m sure I’m gonna get my ear chewed out.
I agree but new people should do a search BEFORE posting then some people get really irratated about people reposting then we see everything that other people said before.
kevin
The friendly SP??!!
Most SP passenger trains right before Amtrak (in the Biaginni era) were extremely unfriendly.
Ya tell me about it. look how the UPRR treats Amtrak. It’s not very pretty.
Allan.
How is this different than the BNSF vs.UP thread?
On the other thread UP is the home team.
m
The UP in my neck of the woods has, for the most part, been associated with expletives. The UP appears to be having trouble getting it’s proverbial ten lbs of potatoes into a five lb sack. The SP merger has brought revenue, but not a lot of capacity. The UP also suffers for capacity through the Cajon Pass sharing space on the BNSF tracks from Riverside through Barstow.
The former ATSF had the forethought to double-track the main everywhere it could economically from LA to Chicago. Therefore, the new BNSF inherited a racetrack that it continues to spend money improving.
However, the staffing at both railroads leaves a lot to desire and has caused untold problems.
okay okay i will do a search next time sorry for making you all so poopy.
I love both UP and BNSF but I prefer the BNSF slightly over the UP cause when I go out of town with my family they would drop me off so I can do some railfanning on the BNSF (formerly BN) line from the Pasco-Portland line, I had alot of great memories watching the trains go by on the BNSF line when I spent a week at my uncle’s house and you could see the railroad tracks from his house, one thing what I do admire about the UP is that they’ve been around for many years and they haven’t changed much and I’m glad that they are the biggest railroad company in the US, I have alot of respect for both railroad companies, I still wi***hat the BN and the ATSF are 2 different railroad companies, BN is my all time favorite railroad company and watching the BNSF trains go by reminds me of the BN trains cause you still see plenty of the BN freight cars around.
I dislike the UP because there killed off so many railroads! I love the 1950s era UP. Not bad with there vintage diesel locos. but the UP of today leaves a lot to be desired.
I prefer BNSF!
The UP is now to become a scheduled railroad, like NS and CN, seeing today’s news reports.
Wi***he UP had a pair of ALCO PAs in there great paint scheme!
Would’nt the PAs look great next to the 3980 and the other preserved locos?