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Re: News Item -- Passenger Service over Stampede Pass
Author: theconductor
Date: 10-17-2008 - 23:29
mistertower Wrote:
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> In relation to what Dave talks about above about
> the wanting to bring back the Pioneer train, it
> should be noted that UP issued a new Portland Area
> Timetable #4 on September 29th, 2008. On all the
> subdivisions where the Amtrak Pioneer used to
> operate, the Passenger train speeds have been
> removed! I will let all of you decide why UP did
> that!?
>
Uh... Maybe because passenger trains haven't regularly operated over these districts in over ten years? On the rare occasion of a re-route or special then freight speed will just have to be good enough. I suppose that if passenger train service was to resume then the UP would have to ..... wait for it..... put out a new timetable SSI re-introducing passenger train speeds. Oh the horror. The UP has really jumped the gun on this one...
-Kyle
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> In relation to what Dave talks about above about
> the wanting to bring back the Pioneer train, it
> should be noted that UP issued a new Portland Area
> Timetable #4 on September 29th, 2008. On all the
> subdivisions where the Amtrak Pioneer used to
> operate, the Passenger train speeds have been
> removed! I will let all of you decide why UP did
> that!?
>
Uh... Maybe because passenger trains haven't regularly operated over these districts in over ten years? On the rare occasion of a re-route or special then freight speed will just have to be good enough. I suppose that if passenger train service was to resume then the UP would have to ..... wait for it..... put out a new timetable SSI re-introducing passenger train speeds. Oh the horror. The UP has really jumped the gun on this one...
-Kyle
