Re: UP Donner Line
Author: stash
Date: 06-20-2017 - 09:51
I don't believe an annullment of 5 and 6 had anything to do with Dinner work
More likely the weather problem near Omaha the other day.
Ray Long Wrote:
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> The Reno Trench in only a few years old. Track was
> laid with concrete ties. Barely five years later,
> they are replacing the concrete ties with new
> concrete ties. I was led to believe those ties
> had a thirty year service life?
>
> On or about June 4th, UP started replacing rail
> somewhere between Colfax and Truckee.
> Specifically I don’t know where. The line is
> pretty well shut down during daylight hours and
> sheer bedlam at night. Yesterday, they annulled
> both Amtrak 5 & 6. Anyone know the specifics?
>
> Ray Long in Colfax