Thursday, May 7, 2009

News - Coast Engine and Equipment Closing

After 60+ years of railroad and boat engine repairs, Tacoma's CEECO is closing shop due to the recession. I hate reading news about veteran companies going under, especially ones involving railroad operations and maintenance.

They did great work on White Pass & Yukon 114 when it was nearly destroyed in an accident in 2006. It's a shame that they couldn't hold out any longer. While I don't know the depth of the issue, it seems that their services will be needed at some time in the future.

KING5 News, in conjunction with Northwest Cable News, posted a news clip here:
http://www.nwcn.com/business/stories/NW_050509WAB-railroad-repair-company-SW.21fb82ee.html
Posted by Kurt Clark at 8:33 AM
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2 comments:

  1. I, too, feel bad when an operation shuts down or cuts back - been there, done than. The jobs never seem to come back, or, if they do, greatly modified. Beyond this, we need to know if there are other facilities in the country performing the same services. I really don't know. But if there are, and they are not cutting back or shuttering, then "natural selection" has taken place, just as Darwin predicted ...
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