Erik H. Wrote:
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> Daylight Fan Wrote:
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> > It may sound simple to just "fire" up the
> diesel
> > and go pick it up a few miles away but it is
> not
> > that simple. Yes, it would be neat if this
> > happened however it is extra unecessary moves
> for
> > the UP's freight operations along with
> scheduling
> > around Amtrak scheduled trains on the UP main
> and
> > also OPR's operations. (the two railroads you
> > would need to work with) It just makes more
> sense
> > for UP to deliver it on their normal
> interchange
> > schedule with the OPR.
>
> Just do it at 3:00 AM when not a whole lot else is
> moving and certainly no Amtrak moves. If the 96
> is operational, just have someone drive up, and
> move it down (that way it's just a single move,
> get the engine out of Albina quickly and off UP
> property)...it's all in yard limits so no track
> warrant or any other stuff is needed other than
> the dispatcher to line the switches.
>
> If the 96 cannot be moved on its own...yeah...so
> much for that idea.

Just what they need. Blatant violations of all sorts
of trackage rights rules, operating rules, FRA rules,
etc.

Yep. That would sure put ORHF at the top of UP's
"Never again" List.