Hear there trying to sell jinks property to the highest bidder. Moving all work south of Little Rock. From senior manager at ramp to someone on phone?
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Overtime rat cheese
Probably the Iam local president under the senior mgrs. desk don’t furlough us I want be able to do this for you everyday
Everyone at least the old heads that have retired, are on their way out, and guys sitting at Jenks with 25 years have said that Jenks is a necessary evil, that being said that time of being a necessary evil has started to run its course and sadly is coming to a close . This company has proven time and time again recently that common sense is not a good thing anymore, yes common sense says back shops like Jenks are extremely necessary especially in the longterm if you are running through your fleet maintaining them like crazy, but the current tenants of the glass palace are not looking longterm anymore and maintenance is on the back burner. To them all they see especially after the injuries that have happened recently at the location is a liability that doesn’t always release quality locomotives (judging road failures to where if even a lightbulb burns out is a failure of the whole locomotive which I agree is a poor standard to judge failure). What they see sadly is that they could spend less contracting that work out and receive the same results, not the fact that it would take longer with contracted work then keep that work in-house and have less downtime to receive the product(locomotive) back not to mention the fact that the work might be done subpar and have to be made to work after it’s done. Jenks is an old dog on it final legs in this current climate unless somehow the glass palace realizes that it has some value other then property or leasing it to webtec or progressrail. The work Jenks does is possible but not as easy to do at other locations in Texas, Nebraska, and California now and with the possibility of greater financial gain by selling the property Jenks sits on looming in the wings the clock is ticking like it did on Denver. Only time will tell what viability Jenks will have in the future. I for one hope it stays since the outcome of its closing affects me but realistically I know that the PSRreaper is closing in and the list of lshops with a large amount of employees is short and to get their cut of 3,000 people they’re going to have to shut one or more down.
Jenks shop is no sacred cow on the PSR. Ponzi scheme Railroad.
Sounds about right. The future of all repair shops has gone down the drain. Contract repair shop is the future. With less locomotive and cars, it may be possible. Up may just keep two or three repair shops and contract the rest. $$$. The only thing that might throw a wrench into this plan is if this corona virus shuts down the transportation industry. This will be a kick in the nuts to their future plans.
Sorry for error, should have been jinx!
You still thank your safe.
Progress and wabtec will eventually do all heavy work. Up personnel will be at service track level or on call as required. Its easy to see their plan. May take a couple years but just sit back and take a look at the way they are placing their chess pieces. Wake up old timers.
Jenks you troller!