OK. You are correct about FRA.

I am correct about AAR.


Carman Ken Wrote:
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> Age limit has NOTHING to do with FRA regs. Open up
> your CFRs and AAR manuals, buddy.
>
> b6sa Wrote:
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> > "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:
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> > > If you actually provided COMPLETE
> information,
> > > good ol John would not be left out wondering
> > what
> > > happened...
> > >
> > > Typical pH0aMeR attitude...
> > >
> > > B6sa Wrote:
> > >
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> > > -----
> > > > JOHN Wrote:
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> > >
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> >
> > >
> > > > -----
> > > > > Oh yes they did, b6sa... why aren't they
> > > > running
> > > > > anymore, then? Elaborate...
> > > > >
> > > > > B6sa Wrote:
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> > >
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> > > > > -----
> > > > > > Never again Montana Wrote:
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> > > > > > -----
> > > > > > > JOHN Wrote:
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> > >
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > -----
> > > > > > > > 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.