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Re: U.P. pool crews question
Author: John
Date: 04-28-2021 - 15:46
ble692 Wrote:
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> If train length requires it then a train is split
> in half right at Dunsmuir into two trains. An
> extra board crew is called in addition to the
> regular pool crew and they each take half of the
> train to Grass Lake. There the two pieces of train
> are reassembled into one train and the extra board
> crew returns light power to Dunsmuir while the
> pool crew continues on with the train to Klamath
> Falls.
There's my answer. So the extra board crew becomes the 2021 version of helper service. After the toxic spill at Canterra loop SP limited train tonnage. I was wondering how UP is dealing with long trains and steep grades.Seems like a lot of time wasted at Grass lake waiting for the second section to arrive ,couple and do an air test.
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> If train length requires it then a train is split
> in half right at Dunsmuir into two trains. An
> extra board crew is called in addition to the
> regular pool crew and they each take half of the
> train to Grass Lake. There the two pieces of train
> are reassembled into one train and the extra board
> crew returns light power to Dunsmuir while the
> pool crew continues on with the train to Klamath
> Falls.
There's my answer. So the extra board crew becomes the 2021 version of helper service. After the toxic spill at Canterra loop SP limited train tonnage. I was wondering how UP is dealing with long trains and steep grades.Seems like a lot of time wasted at Grass lake waiting for the second section to arrive ,couple and do an air test.
