Re: U.P. pool crews question
Author: John
Date: 04-28-2021 - 08:04
Just Saying Wrote:
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> The former Southern Pacific line between Redding &
> Dunsmuir, CA., features the Lake Shasta Dam line
> change, placed in service in 1944, that has CTC,
> but also short sidings. This makes meets with
> opposing traffic problematic when one ( or both )
> trains are 10,000 feet long.
Are they running 10,000 ft. long trains over the 2.1 percent grade north of Dunsmuir or are they splitting trains in two.If so how does that affect crew assignment?