Re: UP steam shop tour [Official]
Author: Big Boy
Date: 09-19-2020 - 13:31
Jon Wrote:
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> A great tour! And those who are afraid that UP is
> going to cancel their steam programs should pay
> attention. A major corporation wouldn't spend the
> amounts of money that they have invested in the
> rebuilding of 4014 and 844, nor the cost of the
> modernization of the facility, if they weren't
> committed to it.
You mean like the millions expended on hump yards at places like Hinkle, Proviso, Kansas City, Ft. Worth and others, such as half of North Platte?
Right.
844 was fully rebuilt long before the current mob got a hold of it. And the shop was upgraded long before he got there.
Dream on.