Re:Amtrak’s Empire Builder: The Train That Deserves Better
by LargoLasskhyfv on Wednesday September 30, 2020 @06:44PM
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Hm. Ok. Seems like almost everywhere, when road freight grows in relation to rail freight, even when rail freight grows by absolute tonnage transported.
I think it slowed a little bit because "change of management" due to imprisonment of
Imagine what would happen if Warren Buffet suddenly got jailed (for instance caused by Cancel Culture), along with about 40 to 50 others from higher management in connected companies, leading to break up of Berkshire Hathaway, Inc? Not exactly bye bye BNSF, but not good either (for a while).
I think it slowed a little bit because "change of management" due to imprisonment of
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liu_Zhijun
and consecutive dissolvement of
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Railways_(China)
transforming that into
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Railway
under supervision of the
[4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Railway_Administratio...
Imagine what would happen if Warren Buffet suddenly got jailed (for instance caused by Cancel Culture), along with about 40 to 50 others from higher management in connected companies, leading to break up of Berkshire Hathaway, Inc? Not exactly bye bye BNSF, but not good either (for a while).
Just handwaving here, but the timeframe fits IMO.