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SP Golden Pig Service
Author: Murky-ting Dept.
Date: 04-23-2021 - 12:27

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, November 22, 2005 8:29 AM

As I understood it from former SP people the Golden Pig service died long before UP got involed. The marketing department came up with the idea to attract more piggyback business. The new logo was used to jump start the program along with dedicated train service. After awhile however the operating department didn't want to run the trains every day if loadings were light to save money. Soon the service declined and shippers used it less. The trailers started to be just put in regular piggyback service and the logo bacame just a marketing gimmick. While SP was good in some areas such as automotive and lumber it didn't always have a commitment to service the customer in the same matter as CN with their "scheduled railroad

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scottyboy Wrote:
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> Southern Pacific had a express train called the
> 'golden pig express' that between Los Angles and
> Portland, OR. There may have been other routes.
> When UP took over Southern Pacific, did they
> continue this service in any form?
>
> Thanks

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  golden pig express scottyboy 04-23-2021 - 12:07
  SP Golden Pig Service Murky-ting Dept. 04-23-2021 - 12:27
  [golden pig] at AP WebDigger 04-23-2021 - 13:17
  Re: [golden pig] at AP Mr. Wiffle 04-23-2021 - 17:15


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