Re: watsonville
Author: OPRRMS
Date: 04-13-2012 - 21:16
dcjb Wrote:
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> Went thru on a sunday recently and saw a total of
> 10 locos in the Watsonville yard, in 3 sets. one
> set was switching a cut of reight cars. there were
> 2 HLCX units and the rest UP of various types.
> seemed pretty busy, yet on this site everyone
> seems to bemoan it as dead or dying...? Was all
> this activity unusual?
The current requirement is for 10 units, 7 four-axle and 3 six-axle, although it doesn't always work out like that. This gives them enough spares to cover failures, dead-on-inspections, and FRA/PUC hits.