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Re: Major news: UP buys back Arizona shortline for Mexico access
Author: Herbie Under The Palm Tree
Date: 09-06-2012 - 03:21
Mark Wrote:
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> Here, south of Curtiss there is no business and no track, so you have to wonder what UP's intentions are.
Wonder no more. See below.
> They already connect to Ferromex at Nogales. Naco is just barely visible on the map, you have to look really closely to see it. Could it be that Ferromex's line between Nogales and Agua Prieta is in poor shape, so interchanging at Naco would be a faster option in the future for both UP and FXE?
If they start running a bunch of Powder River Basin coal trains to the Port of Guaymas, they will quickly need a supplemental line across the border to untangle the "pinch point" at Nogales on the ex-SP line. The ex-EP&SW line will go a long way in helping to untangle that mess. The ex-SP line runs right through downtown Nogales, AZ / SON on a closely-confined right-of-way. Alternate routes in the Nogales area may be limited by rugged topography.
[www.platts.com]
As you can see, Union Pacific has possibly found a solution to the NIMBY problem in the Northwest.
I can hear the mariachis playing the "Mexican Hat Dance" already!
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> Here, south of Curtiss there is no business and no track, so you have to wonder what UP's intentions are.
Wonder no more. See below.
> They already connect to Ferromex at Nogales. Naco is just barely visible on the map, you have to look really closely to see it. Could it be that Ferromex's line between Nogales and Agua Prieta is in poor shape, so interchanging at Naco would be a faster option in the future for both UP and FXE?
If they start running a bunch of Powder River Basin coal trains to the Port of Guaymas, they will quickly need a supplemental line across the border to untangle the "pinch point" at Nogales on the ex-SP line. The ex-EP&SW line will go a long way in helping to untangle that mess. The ex-SP line runs right through downtown Nogales, AZ / SON on a closely-confined right-of-way. Alternate routes in the Nogales area may be limited by rugged topography.
[www.platts.com]
As you can see, Union Pacific has possibly found a solution to the NIMBY problem in the Northwest.
I can hear the mariachis playing the "Mexican Hat Dance" already!
