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Re: OIL CANS

Author: Carman Ken

Date: 06-07-2019 - 10:00

Age limit has NOTHING to do with FRA regs. Open up your CFRs and AAR manuals, buddy.

b6sa Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> "Good ol John" seems to be convinced the UP
> dropped
> the ball somehow. No way would I ever defend UP,
>
> but UP had nothing to do with the cars reaching
> the
> maximum age limit specified by AAR/FRA regs.
>
> And if "Good ol John" had bothered to use the
> search
> feature, he would have found the discussions on
> this
> topic from last year that would have answered his
>
> question.
>
>
>
>
>
> The Adjustment Bureau Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > If you actually provided COMPLETE information,
> > good ol John would not be left out wondering
> what
> > happened...
> >
> > Typical pH0aMeR attitude...
> >
> > B6sa Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > JOHN Wrote:
> > >
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> >
> > > -----
> > > > Oh yes they did, b6sa... why aren't they
> > > running
> > > > anymore, then? Elaborate...
> > > >
> > > > B6sa Wrote:
> > > >
> > >
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> >
> > >
> > > > -----
> > > > > Never again Montana Wrote:
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > > -----
> > > > > > JOHN Wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > -----
> > > > > > > I'm aware UP Flaked out of operating
> > the
> > > > cans
> > > > > > out
> > > > > > > of Wunpost, CA.
> > > > >
> > > > > UP didn't "flake out" of anything.
> > > > >
> > > > > > Why did they stop running these unit
> > > trains?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Did the tank cars have a mandated
> > > retirement
> > > > > date?
> > > > >
> > > > > Yes.
> > >
> > > Read it again. The cars hit the age limit.
> > They
> > > are not running anywhere because of that and
> > the
> > > customer did not want to spend the money to
> > > replace them.

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Subject	Written By	Date/Time (PST)
OIL CANS	JOHN	06-06-2019 - 14:50
Re: OIL CANS	Never again Montana	06-06-2019 - 19:29
Re: OIL CANS	B6sa	06-06-2019 - 20:23
Re: OIL CANS	JOHN	06-07-2019 - 02:06
Re: OIL CANS	B6sa	06-07-2019 - 08:30
Re: OIL CANS	The Adjustment Bureau	06-07-2019 - 08:48
Re: OIL CANS	b6sa	06-07-2019 - 09:04
Re: OIL CANS	Carman Ken	06-07-2019 - 10:00
Re: OIL CANS	B6sa	06-07-2019 - 12:45

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Carman Ken Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> Age limit has NOTHING to do with FRA regs. Open up
> your CFRs and AAR manuals, buddy.
> 
> b6sa Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > "Good ol John" seems to be convinced the UP
> > dropped
> > the ball somehow.  No way would I ever defend
> UP,
> > 
> > but UP had nothing to do with the cars reaching
> > the
> > maximum age limit specified by AAR/FRA regs.
> > 
> > And if "Good ol John" had bothered to use the
> > search
> > feature, he would have found the discussions on
> > this
> > topic from last year that would have answered
> his
> > 
> > question. 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > The Adjustment Bureau Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
> 
> > -----
> > > If you actually provided COMPLETE
> information,
> > > good ol John would not be left out wondering
> > what
> > > happened...
> > > 
> > > Typical pH0aMeR attitude...
> > > 
> > > B6sa Wrote:
> > >
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
> 
> > 
> > > -----
> > > > JOHN Wrote:
> > > >
> > >
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
> 
> > 
> > > 
> > > > -----
> > > > > Oh yes they did, b6sa... why aren't they
> > > > running
> > > > > anymore, then? Elaborate...
> > > > > 
> > > > > B6sa Wrote:
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
> 
> > 
> > > 
> > > > 
> > > > > -----
> > > > > > Never again Montana Wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
> 
> > 
> > > 
> > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > > -----
> > > > > > > JOHN Wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
> 
> > 
> > > 
> > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > > -----
> > > > > > > > I'm aware UP Flaked out of
> operating
> > > the
> > > > > cans
> > > > > > > out
> > > > > > > > of Wunpost, CA.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > UP didn't "flake out" of anything. 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > > Why did they stop running these unit
> > > > trains?
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > Did the tank cars have a mandated
> > > > retirement
> > > > > > date?
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Yes.
> > > > 
> > > > Read it again.  The cars hit the age limit.
> 
> > > They
> > > > are not running anywhere because of that
> and
> > > the
> > > > customer did not want to spend the money to
> > > > replace them.

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