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Re: GGRM: The UP is cutting them no slack
Author: Rail Route
Date: 06-21-2019 - 13:46
Seen & heard Wrote:
>
> UP has apparently declined to move a lot of this
> equipment on its own wheels for various reasons,
> so it will be a lot more expensive and take
> longer. According to facebook posts by a person
> with GGRM: "UP will not move the 2472, FM 1487,
> F7's 6378-6380 and the 3 coaches. I just heard
> they won't move our GP9 3194 now too, something
> about the wheels, these are going to have to be
> loaded in depressed center flat car's...2472 it's
> the lubing and stuff on the way, the FM it's the
> plain bearings, the F units and coaches it's
> because of none self alining coupler's ."
>
>
I bet that if BNSF owned the route between Point A and Point B locations all of the equipment would likely have been moved a very long time ago and this all would be done!! BNSF would be alot easier to work with to actually get things moved verses the UPRR.
>
> UP has apparently declined to move a lot of this
> equipment on its own wheels for various reasons,
> so it will be a lot more expensive and take
> longer. According to facebook posts by a person
> with GGRM: "UP will not move the 2472, FM 1487,
> F7's 6378-6380 and the 3 coaches. I just heard
> they won't move our GP9 3194 now too, something
> about the wheels, these are going to have to be
> loaded in depressed center flat car's...2472 it's
> the lubing and stuff on the way, the FM it's the
> plain bearings, the F units and coaches it's
> because of none self alining coupler's ."
>
>
I bet that if BNSF owned the route between Point A and Point B locations all of the equipment would likely have been moved a very long time ago and this all would be done!! BNSF would be alot easier to work with to actually get things moved verses the UPRR.
