Upon learning the news, Wu Zhengguo was overjoyed and immediately instructed the deputy branch bureau chief in charge of logistics to handle the reception and living arrangements for the locomotive train crew. He explicitly directed that 12 rooms be reserved at the branch bureau guesthouse for the crew members to rest, with their meals provided at the standard treatment of department-level officials.
The internal combustion locomotives were rapidly put in place, specifically assigned to haul passenger and freight trains within the Wuhu section. This quickly eased the congestion in that area, restored normal transportation operations, increased transport capacity, and thoroughly resolved the chronic difficulty of getting trains over the steep grades of Tongling Ridge.
On December 10, Song Changjiang, Secretary of the Party Committee of the branch bureau, chaired a standing committee meeting to discuss the proposal submitted by the Organization Department and the Personnel Department regarding the adjustment of grassroots station and section leadership cadres within the Wujiang Railway Branch Bureau.
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