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Re: Will the BNSF Agree to Steam Excursions Agin?
Author: Semaphore Signal
Date: 06-26-2017 - 15:43
Erik H. Wrote:
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> Can't blame heat-related speed restrictions on
> 4449, either, as it was an unusually hot heat wave
> for the entire weekend. Nobody could have
> predicted that six months ago.
>
After a couple of negative experiences with Chicago area train excursions in the 1990s during very hot weather, I decided to avoid summer excursions in much of the country.
In August 2012, I attended a professional conference in Oregon, expecting some relief from the very hot weather where I live in the mid-Atlantic. Was disappointed by the hot weather there as well.
While no one can predict the temperature in Oregon six months in advance, increasingly hot weather is a reality for anyone paying attention.
Excursion trains should be scheduled for other times of the year.
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>
> Can't blame heat-related speed restrictions on
> 4449, either, as it was an unusually hot heat wave
> for the entire weekend. Nobody could have
> predicted that six months ago.
>
After a couple of negative experiences with Chicago area train excursions in the 1990s during very hot weather, I decided to avoid summer excursions in much of the country.
In August 2012, I attended a professional conference in Oregon, expecting some relief from the very hot weather where I live in the mid-Atlantic. Was disappointed by the hot weather there as well.
While no one can predict the temperature in Oregon six months in advance, increasingly hot weather is a reality for anyone paying attention.
Excursion trains should be scheduled for other times of the year.
