Originally Posted by Chuck Sartor:
The perceived problem would be is who would be qualified to take over the steam program if the current team was fired or disbanded.
I guess the question would be, Perceived by whom? There are plenty of "good managers" on the UP that actually know how to motivate their personnel plus utilize the "steam industry network" in order to gain information & direction. The UP management might also consider contracting out the whole steam operation, as NS and BNSF have done.
