Robert K posted:CSX is anti passenger. They barely tolerate Amtrak. They feel that passenger trains lose money and freight trains make money. They also have zero interest in special excursions like steam excursions unlike their competitor which is hosting more 611 excursions this year. C&O 614 is still stuffed and mounted in Virginia. Ward's comment sounds like he wants CSX to simply be a corporation that exists to make a profit and nothing more.
Robert, you come off as someone who seems to think that railroads should exist for the purpose of pleasing railfans, with all your complaining about CP and CSX being "anti-steam". Here's some reality for you- the railroads don't owe you or any other railfan a thing. They do, however, owe their stockholders a profit. Whether you like it or not, THAT is the reason they're in business- to make money. I like steam and neat paint schemes as much as the next guy, but I also realize that those things have nothing to do with running a business. And frankly, the "you owe me" attitude is one reason that many railroads and railroaders take a negative view of railfans.
Sorry to hijack the thread...
