Re: UP passanger cars in Oakland
Author: !
Date: 11-21-2019 - 16:01
Cheech Marin Wrote:
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> OPRRMS Wrote:
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> > Jay6.27 Wrote:
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> > > On my commute to San Francisco, I can see at
> > least
> > > 6 UP passenger cars just sitting on one of
> the
> > > many tracks of the Oakland bowl. Just
> wondering
> > as
> > > to why they would be stored in Oakland? Is
> > Oakland
> > > the only yard where these types of cars and
> be
> > > worked on? Or is it something more mundane?
> >
> > Not sure if this is what you're referring to,
> but
> > since the merger UP has brought many cars from
> > their "Executive Fleet" to the Oakland One Spot
> > for winter storage, to keep them from freezing
> > up.
> >
> > Back in the Old Days, they used to store them
> > inside the East Los Angeles freight house, for
> the
> > same reason.
>
> East LA?
>
> Cause I was Born in East LA
He was born in South Los Angeles, dumbass.