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Re: No 4014 for the Western end of the transcon route this year??
Author: theconductor
Date: 08-02-2019 - 17:12
UP Meteorologist Mike Pechner Wrote:
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> NOT FAKE NEWS---Over three and a half years ago,
> with Doyle McCormacks blessing, myself and Scott
> Inman, President of the SPRTHS embarked on a quest
> of ttrying to get the #4449 approved to go to
> Ogden to represent the SP and CP for the
> recreation of the engines nose to nose. My boss
> at UP at the time was V.P. of Operatons Cameron
> Scott in Omaha. We wrote a very good letter on
> why it was important that this happen citing
> history as our basis of discussion. Over that time
> period, we NEVER got any feedback from UP that it
> would not happen. Privately, my feedback was that
> it was a good idea but it would take time to be
> included in the plans. Thats why we started the
> ball rolling in late 2015. Of course it didn't
> happen. The idea was NEVER rejected by anyone at
> UP. In the end, it was the planning of PSR that
> killed it along with the retirement of Cameron
> Scott last February at the same time of the big
> management shake-ups in Omaha. But we did try.
> Scott talked to his counterparts at UPRTHS who
> were fully on board and carried the message to
> their contacts at UP. We havew never told anyone
> about this because of the sensitivity of the idea.
> I am sure some folks behind internet names will
> have their say about this but this effort did
> happen although NOT successful.
Man calling himself "UP Meteorologist" calls out others for using "internet names."
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> NOT FAKE NEWS---Over three and a half years ago,
> with Doyle McCormacks blessing, myself and Scott
> Inman, President of the SPRTHS embarked on a quest
> of ttrying to get the #4449 approved to go to
> Ogden to represent the SP and CP for the
> recreation of the engines nose to nose. My boss
> at UP at the time was V.P. of Operatons Cameron
> Scott in Omaha. We wrote a very good letter on
> why it was important that this happen citing
> history as our basis of discussion. Over that time
> period, we NEVER got any feedback from UP that it
> would not happen. Privately, my feedback was that
> it was a good idea but it would take time to be
> included in the plans. Thats why we started the
> ball rolling in late 2015. Of course it didn't
> happen. The idea was NEVER rejected by anyone at
> UP. In the end, it was the planning of PSR that
> killed it along with the retirement of Cameron
> Scott last February at the same time of the big
> management shake-ups in Omaha. But we did try.
> Scott talked to his counterparts at UPRTHS who
> were fully on board and carried the message to
> their contacts at UP. We havew never told anyone
> about this because of the sensitivity of the idea.
> I am sure some folks behind internet names will
> have their say about this but this effort did
> happen although NOT successful.
Man calling himself "UP Meteorologist" calls out others for using "internet names."
