Re: UP Rotaries preparing for work at Colfax
Author: WAF
Date: 03-02-2019 - 06:49

Eric Gonzales Wrote:
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> The last several times (2011, 2017, and 2019) UP
> has fired the rotaries, they've done something
> that I don't understand. I'm hoping either Mr.
> Dorn, or Mr. Lynch might be able to shed light on
> it. The locomotives that get put in for power are
> facing away from the rotary, and are nose to nose
> with each other. Is there a particular reason for
> this type of arrangement?

So they can breakaway if a problem occurs or the Rotary goes on the ground



Subject Written By Date/Time (PST)
  UP Rotaries preparing for work at Colfax SteveT 02-28-2019 - 18:55
  Re: UP Rotaries preparing for work at Colfax Coastline Bill 02-28-2019 - 19:55
  Re: UP Rotaries preparing for work at Colfax trackwalker 02-28-2019 - 21:24
  Re: UP Rotaries preparing for work at Colfax G. Poindexter 02-28-2019 - 21:34
  Re: UP Rotaries preparing for work at Colfax ron 03-01-2019 - 09:00
  Re: UP Rotaries preparing for work at Colfax Dick Dorn 03-01-2019 - 17:54
  Re: UP Rotaries preparing for work at Colfax G. Poindexter 03-01-2019 - 17:59
  Re: UP Rotaries preparing for work at Colfax Eric Gonzales 03-02-2019 - 06:22
  Re: UP Rotaries preparing for work at Colfax WAF 03-02-2019 - 06:49
  Re: UP Rotaries preparing for work at Colfax Chris Walker 03-04-2019 - 20:28
  Re: UP Rotaries preparing for work at Colfax Jon 03-01-2019 - 09:27
  Rotary at work this week - video Aaa 03-02-2019 - 11:37


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