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Re: New instructions for eastward trains from Roseville
Author: Graham Buxton
Date: 11-29-2010 - 15:14
OPRRMS Wrote:
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> 2. Crews called for MRVRO, QRVNPP and QFRNP will
> contact MOP by phone or in
> office prior to departing Roseville with the
> following information:
>
> Loads, Empties, Tons, Footage, TPA and Estimated
> Speeds of Train:
> from Roseville to Colfax, and from Colfax to
> Switch 9.
It seems odd that UP would have crews do these calculations, and then call it in to managers. It would seem that all of the inputs to those formulae are already in UP's computers. Why not have a computer report provide the estimated speed to both crews and managers?
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> 2. Crews called for MRVRO, QRVNPP and QFRNP will
> contact MOP by phone or in
> office prior to departing Roseville with the
> following information:
>
> Loads, Empties, Tons, Footage, TPA and Estimated
> Speeds of Train:
> from Roseville to Colfax, and from Colfax to
> Switch 9.
It seems odd that UP would have crews do these calculations, and then call it in to managers. It would seem that all of the inputs to those formulae are already in UP's computers. Why not have a computer report provide the estimated speed to both crews and managers?
