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Re: Changes on the UP in NE Oregon
Author: SP5103
Date: 07-26-2014 - 20:13

Once in a while, you will see a dirty dirt train this way. Tarped/covered gons, especially if placarded as haz mat (3088?), you can almost bet it's dirty dirt.

In the early 80s there was quite a bit of copper concentrate (green dirt) being exported out of San Diego from Arizona. Original routing was SP to Plaster City, SDAE to San Diego, ATSF to the docks. After SDAE closed, then SP to ATSF Hobart Yard, Night Coast to San Diego. Don't recall any of it being covered (though it may have been sprayed with an agent to create a crust) or placarded. The biggest hazard was when SDAE derailed it on the interchange track, and a truck crane picking it up unfortunately discovered one of their outriggers was on a high pressure gas main which began to leak.

I can't think of any reason copper concentrate or ore would be in the Portland area.

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  Changes on the UP in NE Oregon SP5103 07-25-2014 - 22:21
  Re: Changes on the UP in NE Oregon Kcjones 07-26-2014 - 09:34
  Re: Changes on the UP in NE Oregon Pdxrailtransit 07-26-2014 - 10:05
  Re: Changes on the UP in NE Oregon Jon 07-26-2014 - 11:05
  Re: Changes on the UP in NE Oregon SP5103 07-26-2014 - 11:23
  Re: Changes on the UP in NE Oregon Rich Hunn 07-26-2014 - 12:17
  Re: Changes on the UP in NE Oregon/E Washington Bruce Kelly 07-26-2014 - 19:33
  Re: Changes on the UP in NE Oregon/E Washington BN Oly 07-26-2014 - 21:00
  Re: Changes on the UP in NE Oregon Tom McCann 07-26-2014 - 19:38
  Re: Changes on the UP in NE Oregon SP5103 07-26-2014 - 20:13
  Re: Changes on the UP in NE Oregon Nic Door 07-26-2014 - 21:40
  Re: wendover, ut to vancouver, wa copper train Goldminer 07-27-2014 - 00:14
  Re: tarped gondolas Goldminer 07-27-2014 - 01:01
  Re: Ely and tarped loads SP5103 07-27-2014 - 09:02
  Wood Chips Jim Spicer 07-27-2014 - 09:58
  Re: Ely and tarped loads BN Oly 07-27-2014 - 20:54
  Re: Changes on the UP in NE Oregon Bluesman 07-27-2014 - 19:07
  Re: Changes on the UP in NE Oregon George Andrews 07-27-2014 - 20:28
  Re: Changes on the UP in NE Oregon SP5103 07-27-2014 - 21:50
  Re: Changes on the UP in NE Oregon Pilawt 07-27-2014 - 21:51
  Re: Changes on the UP in NE Oregon SP5103 07-27-2014 - 21:58
  Re: Changes on the UP in NE Oregon George Andrews 07-28-2014 - 21:05


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