Not cool to post that on many different levels.

Why? Everyone was happy to talk about someone else getting jail time for their crimes in the rail industry. Should another organization fall prey to a nefarious individual?

Why? Everyone was happy to talk about someone else getting jail time for their crimes in the rail industry. Should another organization fall prey to a nefarious individual?

A quick note from your moderator. Let's talk about moderating posts about specific individuals and making accusations.

*snip*

I hope this is not too much to ask.

Tom Gears
Moderator

He faces a tall task of rebuilding at Strasburg, which has seen a series of unplanned leadership changes and staff departures since 2018. The stable, 18-year presidency of Linn Moedinger (who had 51 years on the railroad) ended when he retired in December 2018. Moedinger’s groomed successor, longtime SRC employee Craig Lefever, died of cancer at age 52 when he was only six months into his term.

Lefever was followed in late 2019 by Tony Gebbia, previously an event planner at Florida’s Walt Disney World who brought some of the culinary and theatrical flourishes of that industry to SRC. His term was marked by what one former employee described as “heavy-handed personnel policies,” and the elimination of pay raises. Personnel in several departments soon left for Reading & Northern, East Broad Top, Amtrak, and non-railroad employment. Financial and personnel issues also surfaced, and Gebbia departed abruptly last spring.

All I know is that during Gebbia's reign at SRC, full time employees saw a -highly- significant turnover rate. That's not a good sign. Company reviews on Glassdoor over that time period are pretty scathing as well.

I can't say anything specific about Strasburg's situation, but I did see another seemingly similar situation around here where a furniture and cabinetry company, noted for high-quality work by what were essentially craftsmen, got a new manager that pushed for higher production numbers and speed, more commissions and contracts, and faster installation by the cabinet installers. Supposedly a bunch of guys were fired for being "too slow"; this cascaded into others quitting in support of the guys who "did the job right"........

I think I saw that business shuttered a short while ago...........

So I’m not a fan of this guy necessarily, but I also think he may have been a good manager and wasn’t given the right chance.

Personally…. I feel like Strasburg is leaning too heavy on “entertainment” like murder mysteries. They also added pre-recorded audio which is very Disney but takes away from a strasburg tradition (I’d love the option of a non-narrated car personally…. The hello Dolly platform is close enough :)