вЂњIt can store cars but itвЂ™s not serving a tremendous utility when it comes to processing cars. вЂњEverything on the west side is a storage yard,вЂќ Creel said. We havenвЂ™t spent a tremendous amount of money reconfiguring the yard.вЂќ Part of the problem has been a Union Pacific line that crossed over the middle of the yard for the most part, that route crossed the CP property on a berm that pinched the shape of the facility into an hourglass. вЂњThereвЂ™s a big footprint there, but itвЂ™s not optimized. Д«ensenville was converted from a hump yard to flat switching in 2012, Creel noted. (Trains: David Lassen)Дuring his joint appearance with KCS CEO Patrick Ottensmeyer, Canadian PacificвЂ™s Keith Creel said big changes were coming at CPвЂ™s Bensenville Yard in Franklin Park, Ill., thanks to the 2020 settlement of a dispute with the Illinois Tollway over the agencyвЂ™s plan to build a toll road to reach the west side of OвЂ™Hare International Airport. CP CEO Keith Creel said Wednesday that big changes are coming at Bensenville. вЂњWeвЂ™ve got some good momentum, and I need to continue that.вЂќ Changes for CP at Bensenville CSX locomotives lead an oil train out of Canadian PacificвЂ™s Bensenville Yard in Franklin Park, Ill., in January 2021. IвЂ™ll let you use your imagination what the real verb was that they used. вЂњNow, it was a little more forceful than that. вЂњTheir primary message to me was, вЂDonвЂ™t mess up,вЂ™вЂќ he said.

HeвЂ™ll assume that job in May, when Jim Squires retires. Shaw also shared what he said was his first conversion with the NS board of directors following his election as president, and as the railroadвЂ™s next CEO. вЂњIt is somewhat humbling when you go out there and talk to them, because theyвЂ™ve got their own expectations.вЂќ He goes, вЂMan, at some point, weвЂ™re going to have a craft employee running the railroad.вЂ™ вЂ¦ вЂњAnd I was like, вЂNo, I started in finance.вЂ™ He was really not impressed with that. And then the one guy looks at me and says, вЂWhat craft did you come from? вЂ¦ Were you mechanical, or engineering, or a conductor, or an engineer?вЂ™ And he looks at me, and IвЂ™m like, вЂNot Joe Biden president, but president of Norfolk Southern.вЂ™ And the other dude pulls out his phone, and heвЂ™s like, вЂOh, yeah, yeah, yeah, I see the announcement. They told me their names, and one of the guys said, вЂWell, what do you do?вЂ™ I said, вЂWell, IвЂ™m the presidentвЂ™. And theyвЂ™re like, вЂOh, great, here comes an operations supervisor.вЂ™ And I see some crew members sitting outside the crew-change room, and I walk up to them вЂ¦ theyвЂ™re looking at some dude they donвЂ™t recognize, and IвЂ™m wearing khahis and boots, and a collared shirt. вЂњIt was like 30 minutes after the announcement. вЂњSo I was in Toledo, because thatвЂ™s our single largest crew-change point on our system, and itвЂ™s a very important corridor for us during peak season вЂ¦ I wanted to thank for their dedication to Norfolk Southern and our customers, and I wanted to get their input into how we fix service and how we continue to improve our productivity. вЂњIt was important for me to be out in the field on that first day,вЂќ he said. New Norfolk Southern President Alan Shaw showed a nice touch of self-deprecating humor in his Wednesday luncheon speech before MARS and the Traffic Club of Chicago, as demonstrated with his description of his first interaction with NS crew members after his promotion. Notes from WednesdayвЂ™s appearances by Class I CEOs at the Midwest Association of Rail Shippers Winter Meeting: Meet the new boss Norfolk Southern President Alan Shaw, during WednesdayвЂ™s appearance before the Midwest Association of Rail Shippers and Traffic Club of Chicago.

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