Father Time Wrote:
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> A very good question for the "experts" on this
> board to answer.
>
> Let's see.
> The 3985 was made runnable in 1981.
> It was 9 years before the Old Steam Crew hooked up
> that APL stack train to it.
>
> How many years should go by before the New Steam
> Crew gets blasted for doing something similar with
> the 4014?
>
> Come on Hotwater and Cprr, give us an answer with
> an explanation..

That APL stack train "event", back in 1990, was by special request from the top management of American President Lines. A lot has changed on the UP in the last 29 years, so I personally doubt that there would be any "special requests from ANY shipper" to have their unit train pulled by 4014. Plus, as I posted to the original question, why would UP want to anyway? Just look at all the fabulous publicity they are already receiving.