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Re: It Was "Santa Fe, All the Way" Monday in the Desert
Author: 600 Volts
Date: 01-25-2012 - 20:06

Mike Stimpson Wrote:
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> I can't speak for the Cadiz turn specifically, but
> a lot of lines that have weight restrictions
> require four-axle-only power, because they
> generally weigh less.
>
> But... doesn't the AZCA have some six-axle power?
> If so, then what's going on? The interchange
> tracks on the AZCA side can handle six axles, but
> the tracks on the BNSF side can't? That would be
> rather surprising.
>
> Or, the issue might be curve radius on the wye at
> Cadiz. If I understand the way that operation
> normally works, the BNSF moves their cars onto the
> wye, and then takes the cars that the AZCA left
> off of the other wye track. (This is two tracks
> on the wye tail, not the two "legs" of the wye.)
> But for that to be the issue, one of the wye legs
> would have to be curved enough that you don't want
> to use (say) an SD truck on it. That would be a
> really severe curve; I'd be surprised if that was
> the explanation.


Can't personally believe it has anything to do with radius navigation. The tracks feeding into the west end of the Commerce shop have a SUPER tight radius and they push/pull dead SD60's and such all the time (or did when I was there). There was only one power derailment when I was there and it was an SD60 that picked a point on a switch I had mentioned to management as looking loose three days previous...

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  It Was "Santa Fe, All the Way" Monday in the Desert Marty Bernard 01-05-2012 - 18:08
  Re: It Was "Santa Fe, All the Way" Monday in the Desert Severe Duty 01-05-2012 - 22:00
  Re: It Was "Santa Fe, All the Way" Monday in the Desert Marty Bernard 01-06-2012 - 05:17
  Re: It Was "Santa Fe, All the Way" Monday in the Desert Severe Duty 01-06-2012 - 08:45
  Re: It Was "Santa Fe, All the Way" Monday in the Desert Mike Stimpson 01-06-2012 - 11:23
  Re: It Was "Santa Fe, All the Way" Monday in the Desert 600 Volts 01-25-2012 - 20:06
  Re: It Was "Santa Fe, All the Way" Monday in the Desert Mike Stimpson 01-06-2012 - 11:25
  Re: It Was "Santa Fe, All the Way" Monday in the Desert Severe Duty 01-06-2012 - 14:35
  Re: It Was "Santa Fe, All the Way" Monday in the Desert George Andrews 01-07-2012 - 09:21
  Re: It Was "Santa Fe, All the Way" Monday in the Desert Severe Duty 01-08-2012 - 23:39
  Re: It Was "Santa Fe, All the Way" Monday in the Desert 600 Volts 01-25-2012 - 20:00


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