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Re: New instructions for eastward trains from Roseville
Author: WAF
Date: 11-29-2010 - 16:29

Graham Buxton Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> OPRRMS Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > 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?

Because it is so much easier to pull a crew out of service for a math error than a computer.. then again, garbage in, garbage out:-(

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Subject Written By Date/Time (PST)
  New instructions for eastward trains from Roseville OPRRMS 11-29-2010 - 11:25
  Re: New instructions for eastward trains from Roseville Graham Buxton 11-29-2010 - 15:14
  Re: New instructions for eastward trains from Roseville OPRRMS 11-29-2010 - 16:23
  Re: New instructions for eastward trains from Roseville JWL 11-29-2010 - 17:00
  Re: New instructions for eastward trains from Roseville OPRRMS 11-29-2010 - 17:35
  Re: New instructions for eastward trains from Roseville WAF 11-29-2010 - 16:29
  Re: New instructions for eastward trains from Roseville Roger Stabler 11-29-2010 - 16:45
  Re: Eastward trains from Roseville - Question Q 11-29-2010 - 19:05
  Re: Eastward trains from Roseville - Question WAF 11-29-2010 - 20:49
  Is it me or does UP use too little hp rgcx 11-29-2010 - 21:05
  Re: Is it me or does UP use too little hp SP5103 11-29-2010 - 21:24
  Re: calculations, etc. Severe Duty 11-29-2010 - 22:49
  Re: calculations, etc. OPRRMS 11-30-2010 - 00:06
  Re: calculations, etc. trainjunkie 11-30-2010 - 06:31
  Re: calculations, etc. WAF 11-30-2010 - 09:04
  Re: calculations, etc. Mark Meyer 12-01-2010 - 17:33
  Re: calculations, etc. ble692 12-01-2010 - 20:12
  Re: calculations, etc. Curtis R. Milburn 12-02-2010 - 02:40
  Re: calculations, etc. Dr Zarkoff 12-01-2010 - 22:42
  Re: calculations, etc. Curtis R. Milburn 12-02-2010 - 02:42


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