Railroad Update

We heard some railroad news today.

Let me preface this with a warning. Railroad men gossip like a bunch of old bitties. I know that's not nice it's just a statement of fact. It's beyond ridiculous. One of my FIL's friends on the railroad decided once to start a fake rumor before he got on his train. And when he got to his destination 10 hours later - the rumor was already there.

Anyway.

The railroad has two things going on soon.

1. The government has decided that railroad workers should have a day off. It's going to be a royal pain in the butt for the railroad, railroad workers don't want it, but it's passed. So. It will require more employees. This is actually good news for us - more employees at work means Drew at work. **This is the most likely to be the truth. lol What remains to be seen is how it effects things and if it's enough to keep Drew working steady.

2. The Moffit tunnels. (I don't know if that's how you spell them that) These are some train tunnels that are going to be closed for repairs for an extended period of time. That railroad is routing traffic through here. It's a LOT of business.

And a maybe 3rd thing:

3. The UP is apparently buying another railroad that would add a lot of business. We'll see. Not much info on that one.

The Railroad