Interview with Railroader of the Year Hunter Harrison
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- Canadian Pacific Chief Executive Officer Hunter Harrison, Railway Age’s 2015 Railroader of the Year, speaks candidly with Editor-in-Chief William C. Vantuono in a wide-ranging interview conducted for the magazine’s January issue.
Video produced by Canadian Pacific and sponsored by Amsted Rail.
I work for cp I understand that it needed a bit of work but! How can you fix cars with no Carmen and do proper repairs when all they want is the car out the door that is unsafe! I have worked for cp for 10 years and I used to love coming to work now I dread every min I'm there because of the new order of fear and terror you have put into everyone here I don't thing this is working very well you don't listen to the people that actually do the job
"Railroader of the year" are you shitting me? How about someone like Ed Dickens who's not just in it for the money!
Don't question it
Died a hated man by the employees and shippers on CSX.
And he died from the stress he hid. Was all that money really worth it??
The Devil always wins Hunter, he has a seat for you now!
We used to party across from this dudes mansion in high school lool
As the head of CSX now he is delaying Amtrak trains on purpose there by violating the contract.
packr72 I feel like he's ruined cp and csx now since he's know longer part of cp I hope they can put themselves back together with a better ceo now he passed away on the 16th so now csx has to figure out what to do without him
this guy must be really popular since his name is in all the crappers on CP power we get. The next guy that takes over his job is screwed since there is nothing more anyone can do to raise the cp stock for the shareholders because this man has stripped cp down to nothing possibly the only thing left to make stock go up again is to get rid of people. I know the cp is trying to drive off managers and other employees.
I got an idea.. how about be content with what they have.
Satan...
Screw you Harrison how dare you kill CSX ac6000’s
Not just that but the SD50s SD60Is and Dash 8s
Support two person train crews keep America safe.
You have all got this wrong when it come to 2 man crew verses one man
crew. The airlines have had autopilot for years but still have two and 3 people in the cockpit. If Boeing has taught us anything technology fails. It’s all the workers do is worry about losing jobs. Its common sense thousands of railroad workers will lose their jobs if all the railroads are allowed to go to 1 man crews. That's an issue you need to take up with Politicians ! They claims they are creating jobs then let him do something
about people keeping the ones they have!
This is about safety. This is about saving lives. Not just crew lives but the American people as well. Don’t forget about the rule-making process that was invoked by then-FRA Administrator Joseph C. Szabo after an unattended 74-car freight train carrying crude oil ran downhill and crashed in the Canadian town of Lac-Mégantic, killing 49 people in 2013 that had just one man on the train! Hunter Harrison said on the record those extra set of eyes in the cab are valuable. PTC will not detect track issues or mechanical issues like bad order cars or prevent crossing accidents. Our rules change daily so if an engineer or conductor takes a day off or vacation who will job brief with each other on any newly updated rules that change. How about filling out an EC-1 as the train moves along the tracks or stop and flag a railroad crossing when they have an activation failure with the public crossing gates. We are suppose to job brief to make smart decisions taking the safer course. So if engineers are busy pushing buttons on a screen and reading train orders his eyes are in the cab. If they remove the conductor, it would be counterintuitive. So in my opinion one safety system cancels out the other. Now with ptc and full crew in the cab increases the safety of of train movement. Just plain old common sense.
Railroads preach safety every single day.
Its in their rule books and in their advertising. Its 24 hour a day
safety...safety....safety. Well let them put their money where their mouths are. Pay for safety. Keep 2 men in the cab.
Just like GM shutting down 5 plants putting 15,000 people out of work and pay there CEO 22 million. CSX on the other hand lost 41% of the business once Hunter Harrison took over cutting out almost half the work force from 27,893 people down to 15,362 people system wide and they paid him 385 million only to pass away 8 months later!
With everything going automated from self check out lanes to manufacturing does anyone profit except share holders and CEOs!!!! The public has no idea what we deal with. Tell your neighbors about how many cars we hit and people are killed every year when they are hit by
trains. Explain to them how the engineer is in the cab calling the dispatcher and getting 911 called. He is taking care of anything that may be wrong with the locomotive. He stays with the train. Tell them how the conductor gets down and rushes to the vehicle to see if he can
possibly save a life. Maybe a baby is in the car and needs to be helped
or maybe the parents can be removed and need CPR. Maybe he can comfort
someone who is dying or in shock or screaming because they are severely
injured . Tell them about how we hit live stock and large deer. Tell them how people love to put junk on the tracks. Shopping carts, bicycles, steel barrows, wheelchairs and even abandoned cars. A two person crew saved a child’s life wondering around on the tracks in Minnesota near midnight Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020. PTC didn’t help them. Tell them about how many trees we hit a year and do extensive damage to the
locomotive. The engineer stays with the locomotives and assess the damage and does what is necessary to radio dispatchers for help while the conductors gets down and removes debris and check the rest of the train for any damage or signs of derailment. Tell them about the
territory that is in the middle of TIM BUCK TWO! The places where no one can get to you fast unless you have a helicopter. How will they go bathroom now without two people to keep the train going down the tracks unless they have to stop not blocking crossings or take lunch. Tell them how radios don't always work in remote locations. Telemetry drops out and communication is lost. How many times does a conductor have to go back
and trouble shoot another locomotive after alarms are going off. The engineer
keeps the train rolling the best he can while the conductor checks the
computers and checks to see if it is loading, traction motor faults or any other issue that may arise. Tell them about the blind curves that only one crew member can see around when your approaching
public crossings or trees that block signals so that only one crew member can see them until you get the train right on top of them. Tell them about wash outs from floods, and heat warped rail and fog so thick you cant see a foot in front of you. SO WHAT IF YOU GOT PTC!! PTC does not tell you if a car in stopped on the tracks or a tree is across it or a person is walking in the tracks or there is 5 inches of water over the rail! Tell them how crew members have been attacked and some have even been killed by gang thugs and trespassers. A single man has no
chance in these situations. It is better to have someone else with you to keep watch when working in bad areas and ghetto rail yards. The list goes on and on. Tell them how the company took away the right of the crew members to take a power nap. One crew member is supposed to call stopped every 15 minutes while they are waiting on line of road. As long as someone is awake and doing this and paying attention there is no reason on god green earth while a tired crew member cant take a 20
minute power nap. Tell them how crews are run into the ground and some
are called out every 10 hours around the clock. They work all hours of the day and night and most have no weekends off. The company wont even let them have a power nap. What is going to happen when there is only 1 man on the train by himself and he is just plain worn out or is sick and afraid to take a day off because of the companies new attendance policy
which is just absolutely insane. People come to work sick all the time. Vomiting, diarrhea, fevers and the flu doesn't stop them because they are in fear of losing their jobs. How is a sick man who is all by
himself going to be able to make a full run safely and without risking his life or the publics when he doesn't have his other crew member to help keep him alert. The engineer has many roles and duties as well as the conductor. There are times when something happens that it is a must
for an engineer to be on board and ready to take instructions while the conductor handles the rest of the responsibilities. There are so many things that go into railroading and running trains that the public doesn't know a thing about.
THIS ONE MAN CREW IDEA IS THE MOST UNSAFE AND IRRESPONSIBLE IDEA that
has ever been brought forward in the history of the railroad industry.
And for what? To save a dollar. To line someone's pockets. To make someone rich. Who care who gets killed. If you think crossings are blocked now imagine if there was only one man and had to wait on someone to cut a crossing!Who care about the destruction to family lives. I don't know about you but I sure do and so should every person in America!
Also if you haven’t seen it check out these two CZcams videos.
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Guys, just curious and I don't know the facts so pardon me for asking: What are the issues that you or the railroad employees have with this guy?
ACLTony He's cuting a lot of jobs, because he feels like he has too many employees that could be multi-tasking instead of paying a person for one job they can take on a few. He also wants to weed out the weak
Thanks Thomas. I was hoping that the Canadian railroading scene was a bit better than that of US roads as far as the operations mind set. I find it alarming that some of the Class 1 railroads in the US are strongly pushing for one man (engineer only) crews, which to me is insane! The management justifies it with positive train control and the increasing ability for dispatchers to be able to stop trains via web technology. Yet, it doesn't change the fact that situations occur on railroads that are beyond the control of a long distance click from a keyboard. I suppose this ceo is likely pushing for one man (or "one person") crews as well.
ACLTony
He has a tactic he calls SEE. It stands for
a significant emotional event. In other words, he shows up at terminal (he
actually brags about this) and fires the first person he sees not being all
they can be (in his estimation). With a seriously flawed worldview, though
which he seems to look, he calculates that this generates respect and
accountability while it purposely generates fear. It is at this point the best
employees are suppressed lest they step out of line and make a mistake (which
at some point we all will.) After a few short years with this mentality
expressed from the lead manager we now mostly could care less about our
workplace. Had he achieved this share price and this operating ratio while at
the same time showing some compassion to those who generate the enormous wealth
at CP I'd pin "railroader of the year" on his chest myself. Moreover,
this was possible...rather, he will just stand in line in a stream of CP bosses
that cared little for people. He has treated us horribly, generated enormous
hatred, committing the 21st centuries equivalent to human right violations
while taking a huge amount of wealth for himself.
www.fyouth.com/news/corporate-villain-of-the-month--hunter-harrison-january-2012
This guy is looking up at all of us, not smiling.
Thank you for the honor
Pleas respond I doubt is will be you but it be nice to get and answer from the real person
Are you retiring next year?
Unfortunately I am.
Another "Railroader of the Year" who isn't a Railroader. These magazines are in bed with the devil, just like when they named NS "Wick Moorman ROTY. Why not pick an actually Union/Ground employee? Probably because anyone in that position won't say anything nice about the companies they work for!
Wick Moorman was an excellent choice. He was a maintenance employee for Southern Ry when he started his career.
HE'S LYING, HE CHEATED. Cheater Cheater Pumpkin Eater (true he tried to merge with BNSF).
He died today
and thousands of people went to his funeral... to make sure he was dead.
That was 6 months ago already??? It feels like it was a month ago...
R.I.P. in peace Hunter
How dare you kill off CP SD40-2s
Alex the Railfanning Redneck™ well he was the one that killed 2816.
Kieran Bricker 2816?
OakCreek Railroad Productions Yes
Vantuono is a rail union mouthpiece bagman. It must have killed him to be there in that room giving that award to someone he professionally despised.
But Harrison's performance results were phenomenal.
And the only other realistic option he had was to not give out the award at all.
Y'know, he's got a point with the mergers
Monopolization is never the answer.
Wow, by reading all these comments it seems this man was hated? Was he really that bad? Wall St. loved him.
The late Hunter Harrison was a human rights and labor rights abuser. He was a dictator to work for. His soul belongs in hell.
Every 30 year vet I know across the board, every terminal CP or CN says he was a piece of shit and should have died earlier. So there ya go lol
Wall st. loves anyone in the short term who guts any business to pay investors
He fired a lot of people, leaving the remaining employees overworked. Cut safety standards, deferred maintenance and other expenses for short term profit margin gains. Abandoned a lot of customers that were smaller or not near the mainline. Overall he turned the railway into a skeleton of it's former self.
oh and he made millions
Anybody with little regard for fellow beings can sit in the big chair and dictate,Mr. Bandeen former president of Cn would have put hunter to shame if he had a private railroad to run and he started as a engine wiper as a lad and worked his way up.thats how real railroaders are made.hit men can be hired anywhere.hunters idea of railroading is to slash and burn then move on.poor excuse for a railroader.
Csx don't need you hunter Harrison tell will tell you no deal
UPRR getting ready to impose his madness. Sad day
Sorry Harrison but you taking over CPR is not going to get you Norfolk Southern, Union Pacific or even BNSF or any other railroads, If you want more rail lines build them yourself and keep Let steam back on the mainlines. Its men like you is why CPR is now CSX. Take a page from the NS and UP Steam Crews and try bring back steam engines. And thank you for not merging with Norfolk Southern the last thing we need in the US is CSX 2.0
Okay well we have to run a railroad and look at fixing my railroad.
i guess a bad difference, I'd still a difference. CSX is about to be molly wopped by this guy.
greedy old man
Hunter should have been CEO of a toy train company. He was worthless otherwise.
You messed up cp yes you did. Don't bother American railroad anymore.
Leave ns alone Hunter I like to take him out
Omari Midgette same here
Oh cool sending death threats about it?
I would be the fuck out of James Foote, but I'm not going too...that dumbass needs to leave CSX!
Csx should have declined you and rejected you and stay away from other railroads
@William Vantuono i love u hunter Harrison
THE DEVIL.... In the human body. He is not looking down. He's absolutely looking up.
I'm not be the biggest fan of The Hunter, but whether you like him or not, he's done an excellent job of turning CP around. That has come a heavy price, laying off 4,000+ people and so on.
You can only lay off so many employees before it could potentially start to negatively affect the company in some ways. What if we have another record breaking crop yield combined with a record breaking winter like we did a couple of years ago? What if there's a huge spike in demand for certain commodities? If you don't have enough employees to effectively and safely move said commodities to the ports for export?
All that being said however, I'm not the one running the company so what do I know.
Blake Trafford - Mile Post Productions he tried to buy out NS
I know that. Now he wants to join CSX.
@@upstatenewyorkrailfan6775 are you being serious? He slashed jobs and ruined the company. No man should be able to take pride in that.
He must be so happy down there watching his protoge putting the nail in the coffin of CP rail by merging it with KS.
You need to stop destroying railroads
Hunter please bring back sd90mac
Hunter Harrison you messing up Csx railway. You do not know how to fix a railroad and run stuff you destoried Illinios central and cn and cp
@Joe Schmoe Go fuck yourself
@Joe Schmoe You are never gonna find a girlfriend as long as you live.
a carman......they don't like the people who actually drive the trains......sad
You don't need to buy ns or csx no no no no. Stop trying Hunter you are not a nice CEO. Don't mess with ns no more
RIP Hunter Harrison. CP is now the best run railway in North America, and he started the change. Sorry CPKCS
Hunter is not missed. This goon served nobody but the three stooges.....himself, Bill Ackman, and Paul Hilal.
Let's talk turkey
The late Hunter Harrison was a disgrace to humanity.
Hunter you need to leave u.s railroads alone. stop bothering and annoying Norfolk southern and csx. Go away and stay away.
I own a US railroad
+E. Hunter Harrison No you Don't
+Mr Railfanner Canadian Pacific Railway runs in the United States.
+E. Hunter Harrison How about you bring back CP Steam Program so all us Railfans can be happy again
I love this guy. He is very competent and understands the business from the ground up. he values safety and service and his model and decisions are based on that. He executes plans that mitigate liability and safety hazards. Of course he also knows how to bring in the revenue in a very sound and strategic manner.
DEAD AND GONE!
Dear Mr. Harrison. I will withhold my name because this is youtube. In 1988 I did something nearly impossible. I am the only one in Union Pacific History to pay my way through their locomotive engineers school at the Tech Training Center in Salt Lake City. There were 11 other conductors from Shreveport LA being promoted to engineers. I was 26 years old at the time and I graduated #2 with a score of 98%. With a score of 98, that means that there were a total of 832 questions between the five final tests. I counted the questions that I missed on my hands---10. I graduated on April, 30 1988 with full Union Pacific Locomotive Engineer Certification. UP couldn't believe that a kid with no work experience could pull this off. I still have my certificate in the china hutch. I am also a United States Marine and my son is also in the Corps. I have studied your life and I can safely say that we are birds of a feather. We will both be retired when you set yourself to pasture. I was committed---period, with everything I have ever done. I am also autistic---well onto the spectrum! I wish you well----one railroader to another.
Sorry but this man is hated by EVERY railroader across the country. He was a menace and evil man. You have no clue who this guy is
@@jeremiahjeremiah1319 I now agree with you!!!!
@@wasatchrangerailway6921 lol. I heard some bad things!
Bro you have 10 hands?
Hunter leave US railroads alone
I am a US railroad
+E. Hunter Harrison no you are not
ShipCSX
No
Nearly screwed CN to the ground, retired from CN, then went to CP as CN halted all retirement funds, and lastly burned CSX. I hope he is happy with his gold lava in hell!
The late Hunter Harrison was an evil person who abused workers. His soul belongs in HELL!!!
In case if you didn't hear, Hunter Harrison at the age of 73, passed away in Florida due to complications of his illness. He was CSX CEO at the time. RIP Mr Harrison
His soul is damned. He abused workers.
Shame on this guy he screwed csx up big time and now they’re long ass trains and DPUs and I’m tired of seeing that on the rails
He was The Devil Himself
I'm sure Hunter Harrison's soul is rotting in hell for what he did to workers.
My kind of railroader. A no-nonsense kind of manager. Like him or not [the majority, it would appear], he gets the job done. Mr Harrison only falters, towards the end of the interview, when he employs filler-words such as "you know" to his comments..
Really? A "leader" (and I use that term loosely) who treats his people like shit and then uses fear and intimidation as the mainstay culture at a company?
I know that there are alot of people who are glad that he's gone..forever