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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MARC Rider" data-source="post: 940834" data-attributes="member: 5030">"short on staff" -- well, it's a bureaucracy.  Once they decide they need new people, it takes a while for all the various big shots to approve the positions (even if everyone agrees that the new positions are needed), then it takes time to hire -- you need to keep the position open for a while, then you have to sort through all the applicants, etc.  Then there's process to bring the person on-board.  That's all before any training. "short on trainsets" -- I guess that shows it was a dumb move to put all those cars into mothballs during the initial Covid shutdowns.  I guess the staff shortage is also a reason why they can't get them out of mothballs quickly enough to increase consists.  I hope if they do some kind of after-action review, they'll come to the conclusion that in similar events in the future, they should keep the rolling stock in operational condition, even if they have to cancel trains due to not enough passengers."wintry cold breaks down the engines" -- This, I think is bogus.  Locomotives shouldn't be breaking down in March weather, even in the north.  I guess the new Chargers can't come online fast enough.</blockquote>

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