Brendan Wrote:
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> What’s traffic like on the OT these days? I’m
> particularly interested in what might be seen
> south of Madras (and what times of day things
> might be moving). Thanks in advance.


Pretty regular operations. Early morning 6-7 AM there is usually a manifest that departs Bend northbound. The Madras turn local (doesn't always go all the way to Madras) leaves Bend behind said northbound. About 10am a southbound manifest rolls through Redmond and the Madras local usually follows it back into Bend. Afternoons are usually dead unless a grain or oil or baretable makes a move somewhere and then you get another southbound manifest through redmond around 6-7 PM. That train can re crew in Bend right away, or sometimes it sits for hours and departs south more like 9PM. YMMV