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Re: Reno Fun/Snow Train---The end?
Author: Juppo
Date: 12-20-2011 - 08:44

Mark Meoff Wrote:
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> Economic downturn is one reason for the decline in
> ridership. The other is the UPRR's craaaaappy
> handling of the train. Horrible dispatching is one
> way to describe it. Remember some trains arriving
> in Reno 12hrs late? Most of those riders have
> vowed "never again". Some trains were cancelled
> all together due to the UPRR shutting down the
> mountain because of 1-2 feet of snow. At that time
> they refused to fire up the real snow fighting
> equipment and get the stuff off the tracks.
>
> Having been on the head end of that train
> countless times, I blame the UP for it's demise.

Crappy handling of any Amtrak train by UP or any freight railroad is nothing new and probably has little effect on ridership. I don't think UP dispatchers the last couple years are to blame for the demise of a train that has run since the days of steam. Actually, Amtrak and the State of California have come down hard on UP's handling of Amtrak trains and on time performance of ALL Amtrak trains in CA is at an all time high.

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Subject Written By Date/Time (PST)
  Reno Fun/Snow Train---The end? Drew Jacksich 12-18-2011 - 21:21
  Re: Reno Fun/Snow Train---The end? Juppo 12-19-2011 - 11:18
  Re: Reno Fun/Snow Train---The end? Mistertower 12-19-2011 - 17:27
  Re: Reno Fun/Snow Train---The end? Mark Meoff 12-20-2011 - 05:54
  Re: Reno Fun/Snow Train---The end? Juppo 12-20-2011 - 08:44
  Re: Reno Fun/Snow Train---The end? Juppo 12-20-2011 - 08:44
  Re: Reno Fun/Snow Train---The end? Dick Dorn 12-20-2011 - 09:05
  Re: Reno Fun/Snow Train---The end? Jim 12-20-2011 - 09:13
  Re: Reno Fun/Snow Train---The end? Dick Dorn 12-20-2011 - 09:40
  Re: Reno Fun/Snow Train---The end? Jim 12-20-2011 - 09:49
  Re: Reno Fun/Snow Train---The end? Juppo 12-20-2011 - 10:15
  Re: Reno Fun/Snow Train---The end? OTN 12-20-2011 - 10:08
  Re: Reno Fun/Snow Train---The end? Dr Zarkoff 12-20-2011 - 11:11
  Re: Reno Fun/Snow Train---The end? BOB R 12-20-2011 - 11:26
  Re: Reno Fun/Snow Train---The end? Mistertower 12-20-2011 - 16:15
  Re: Reno Fun/Snow Train---The end? Juppo 12-20-2011 - 19:21
  Re: Reno Fun/Snow Train---The end? jst3751 12-22-2011 - 00:08
  Re: Reno Fun/Snow Train---The end? Silver State 12-22-2011 - 13:24


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