hell of a way to run a railroad, a

Slang definitions & phrases for hell of a way to run a railroad, a

hell of a way to run a railroad, a

noun phrase

An incompetent, overcomplex, or disastrous way of doing something; a flawed and botched methodology: When she saw how our department was organized she told us it was a hell of a way to run a railroad, and she suggested some improvements (1940s+)