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Re: yard tracks
Author: OPRRMS
Date: 06-26-2010 - 14:29

OTN Wrote:
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> OPRRMS Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > George Andrews Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> >
> > > The story I read regarding Espee's Fresno
> Yard,
> > > was that Espee rebuilt the tracks on their
> old
> > > centers (11 ft ), and were then told by CA.
> PUC
> > > that they had to be on 12 ft centers. Soooo,
> > Espee
> > > simply spiked the switches shut on every
> other
> > > track !!! This loss of capacity led to many
> > trains
> > > using sidings in the San Jouquin Valley as
> yard
> > > tracks & set out tracks. Which of course led
> to
> > > fewer places to stage a meet. Perhaps BOB2 or
> > > SLOCONDR can confirm this ???
> >
> > I'll confirm it.
>
> Did you measure them? 11 ft pretty tight.

The CPUC did after it was brought to their attention by the UTU's California State Legislative Director and determined that SP was not in compliance.

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  yard tracks tabasco 06-25-2010 - 23:35
  Re: yard tracks Severe Duty 06-26-2010 - 08:44
  Re: yard tracks SLOCONDR 06-26-2010 - 08:52
  Re: yard tracks George Andrews 06-26-2010 - 09:26
  Re: yard tracks MP 44.7 06-26-2010 - 10:21
  Re: yard tracks Sever Duty 06-26-2010 - 10:25
  Re: yard tracks MP 44.7 06-26-2010 - 12:31
  Re: yard tracks OPRRMS 06-26-2010 - 10:32
  Re: yard tracks George Andrews 06-26-2010 - 11:02
  Re: yard tracks XRM 06-26-2010 - 15:38
  Re: yard tracks XRM 06-28-2010 - 09:14
  Re: yard tracks OPRRMS 06-28-2010 - 11:55
  Re: yard tracks OTN 06-26-2010 - 11:12
  Re: yard tracks OPRRMS 06-26-2010 - 14:29
  Re: yard tracks hepkema 06-27-2010 - 09:02
  Re: yard tracks OPRRMS 06-27-2010 - 13:13
  Re: yard tracks Shortline Sammie 06-27-2010 - 19:30
  Re: yard tracks hepkema 06-27-2010 - 21:45
  Re: yard tracks George Andrews 06-28-2010 - 13:13
  Re: yard tracks Jim West 06-28-2010 - 17:11
  Re: yard tracks George Andrews 06-28-2010 - 17:45
  Re: yard tracks OldPoleBurner 06-28-2010 - 20:31
  Re: yard tracks Craig Tambo 06-29-2010 - 00:34
  Re: yard tracks OPRRMS 06-29-2010 - 11:52


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