Why is the railway called "Iron Boss"

Mainly the strength of the original railway department.

1 The Ministry of Railways was originally called "Ministry of Railways of the Military Commission" and was directly under the jurisdiction of the Central Military Commission. The chief of staff of the Central Military Commission was appointed minister, and later changed to "Ministry of Railways", but the military background has always existed. The railway system is an independent system, so it is not managed by the local government. The unit level is high, and the railway bureau can reach the deputy ministerial level. 1984 The Railway Corps was placed under the Ministry of Railways, and the division commander of the Railway Corps was transferred to the Railway Bureau, with the rank of section chief and director, so the rank has always been very high.

With abundant funds and a large population, the whole country is more like the "warlord regime" of the railway.

The "three heads and six arms" has its own public security bureau, procuratorate, armed forces department (in charge of civil air defense and military equipment), court party school, gasoline, liquefied gas, railway communication, TV station, telegraph office, sanatorium investment company, property company and real estate company; In education, there are hundreds of companies and groups under each railway bureau, such as primary schools, junior high schools, high schools and even university hospitals. And the interior is a self-contained social small kingdom.

Holding the military economy, the national economy and the people's livelihood, and shouldering the lifeline of national strategy.

Railway investment is sky-high and the cost is very expensive. There are bridges and tunnels with a cost of tens of millions to hundreds of millions per kilometer, not to mention how expensive. The assets of aviation and other units are almost the same as those of the "iron boss". The transport capacity of wool trains can never be compared with that of many other means of transportation. Iron boss wears a "uniform" brand compiled by state-owned enterprises or the government.

Iron boss is inclusive and has good salary and welfare. As long as you are capable and willing to do it for your country, you will be supported for life (of course, I mean prepared).

He is in charge of design, construction, maintenance, operation, construction and locomotive manufacturing. The greatness of "Iron Boss" is that an old worker who has worked all his life may not know how big his stall is.

The main reason is that no rich businessman can afford the railway.

Railway is a big institutional fortress, which has many attributes that other central enterprises, military enterprises and government units do not have. Here, the railway has truly inherited many "red traditions" of China and even this country.