Re: UP Huntington Local: Lime-Durkee times?
Author: Just Wondering...
Date: 04-24-2021 - 10:22
BN Oly Wrote:
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> I believe The Dalles still has a local that
> originates there, switches the yard and tie plant
> and then runs west to Hood River and back. I
> believe it's daily. At one time there was a
> Hinkle-Dalles turn that handled what the OT local
> brought back into town plus the Hood River/Cascade
> Locks local. Now I have no idea what picks up and
> sets out the The Dalles traffic. I have never seen
> Castle go further than boardman unless they're
> stuffing cars down the first mile of the old
> Condon branch.
>
> Is the Huntington Local still running SD40-2N's or
> do they have SD60's from the junk pool?
Has U.P. given up any remaining Oregon Trunk traffic to BNSF ?