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Re: Big Boy is back together-tthat's actually a "good thing"...
Author: B6sa
Date: 01-31-2019 - 21:47

Hot Water Wrote:
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> B6sa Wrote:
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> > Wonder whether or not they got the PTC waiver
> they
> > requested from FRA.
> >
> > If not, neither it nor 844 can lead.
>
> Why can't either of them be in the lead on their
> own railroad? Both are equipped with UP's cab
> signal equipment anyway.

That doesn't matter.

We're talking PTC here. The entire route is under PTC.
UP has sat on it's hands and done absolutely nothing to
get the steam locomotives into compliance with these FRA
regulations. UP has not participated in the group of
other steam operators that is working with FRA to come up
with a way to adapt PTC equipment to get their locomotives
into compliance.

UP applied to FRA for a waiver to operate the steam locos
without PTC. I have not heard whether or not FRA has
granted the requested waiver.

If the waiver isn't granted (or if UP doesn't get it's
thumb out), the steam locomotives cannot lead in PTC
territory. A PTC-equipped locomotive MUST lead.

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Subject Written By Date/Time (PST)
  Big Boy is back together HUTCH 7.62 01-30-2019 - 21:16
  Re: Big Boy is back together Bob the Train Guy 01-31-2019 - 08:16
  Re: Big Boy is back together-tthat's actually a "good thing"... BOB2 01-31-2019 - 14:05
  Re: Big Boy is back together-tthat's actually a "good thing"... B6sa 01-31-2019 - 17:12
  Re: Big Boy is back together-tthat's actually a "good thing"... Hot Water 01-31-2019 - 17:35
  Re: Big Boy is back together-tthat's actually a "good thing"... B6sa 01-31-2019 - 21:47
  Re: Big Boy is back together-tthat's actually a "good thing"... Ed Burggraf 02-01-2019 - 07:04
  Re: Big Boy is back together-tthat's actually a "good thing"... Got it 02-01-2019 - 08:28
  Re: Big Boy is back together-tthat's actually a "good thing"... Got it 02-01-2019 - 08:30
  Re: Big Boy is back together-tthat's actually a "good thing"... B6sa 02-01-2019 - 12:15
  Re: Big Boy is back together-tthat's actually a "good thing"... HUTCH 7.62 02-01-2019 - 09:03
  Re: Ed, I think that most people on here reaally do like trains. BOB2 02-01-2019 - 10:36


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