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Re: SP's Dumbarton Cutoff???
Author: SPengr
Date: 09-06-2012 - 22:50

Hutch --

The spring switch at the end of double track at Belle Haven was a very common SP setup -- It allowed for trains to meet each other without the requirment to line behind. Other examples of configuration in the Bay Area could be seen at the end of Double Track at Elmhurst, Lick, Coyote, Gilroy, Corporal, Watsonville, Logan, etc.

Regarding the trestle replacement -- Train traffic was down to a couple of trains daily in the late 70's -- I'm sure they didn't want to spend any more money on the bridge than they absolutly had too. The bridge was abandoned in 1982.

Regarding the WP -- The Western Pacific had a bridge contract with the SP in that we 'bridged' their cars from Shinn (Fremont) to San Franscisco. As far as I known, the WP never operated over the Bridge. The bridge movement ended in the mid '80's when the UP closed down the SF operations and gave what business was left to SP.

/mik

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  SP's Dumbarton Cutoff??? Hutch 7.62 09-06-2012 - 20:43
  Re: SP's Dumbarton Cutoff??? SPengr 09-06-2012 - 22:50
  Re: SP's Dumbarton Cutoff??? Dr Zarkoff 09-06-2012 - 23:20
  Re: SP's Dumbarton Cutoff??? Zephyrus 09-07-2012 - 07:45
  Re: SP's Dumbarton Cutoff??? OPRRMS 09-07-2012 - 11:03
  Re: SP's Dumbarton Cutoff??? WAF 09-08-2012 - 08:29
  Re: SP's Dumbarton Cutoff??? OPRRMS 09-07-2012 - 11:02
  Re: SP's Dumbarton Cutoff??? OPRRMS 09-07-2012 - 10:56
  Re: SP's Dumbarton Cutoff??? Hutch 7.62 09-07-2012 - 17:36
  Re: SP's Dumbarton Cutoff??? OPRRMS 09-07-2012 - 18:18
  Re: SP's Dumbarton Cutoff??? Dr Zarkoff 09-07-2012 - 22:17
  Re: SP's Dumbarton Cutoff??? OPRRMS 09-07-2012 - 23:42
  Re: SP's Dumbarton Cutoff??? Hutch 7.62 09-08-2012 - 08:20
  Re: SP's Dumbarton Cutoff??? Dr Zarkoff 09-08-2012 - 20:30
  Re: SP's Dumbarton Cutoff??? Hutch 7.62 09-08-2012 - 21:50
  Re: SP's Dumbarton Cutoff??? Dr Zarkoff 09-08-2012 - 22:32
  Re: SP's Dumbarton Cutoff??? Hutch 7.62 09-09-2012 - 09:19
  Re: SP's Dumbarton Cutoff??? R Ruiz 09-09-2012 - 16:06
  Re: SP's Dumbarton Cutoff??? Hutch 7.62 09-09-2012 - 21:08
  Re: SP's Dumbarton Cutoff??? WAF 09-10-2012 - 07:38
  Re: SP's Dumbarton Cutoff??? Dr Zarkoff 09-09-2012 - 23:40
  Re: SP's Dumbarton Cutoff??? Hutch 7.62 09-10-2012 - 19:20
  Re: SP's Dumbarton Cutoff??? Al Stangenberger 09-10-2012 - 20:10
  Re: SP's Dumbarton Cutoff??? Hutch 7.62 09-10-2012 - 21:44
  Re: SP's Dumbarton Cutoff??? Craig Tambo 09-10-2012 - 22:50
  Re: SP's Dumbarton Cutoff??? R Ruiz 09-11-2012 - 00:09
  Re: SP's Dumbarton Cutoff??? Hutch 7.62 09-11-2012 - 21:45
  Re: SP's Dumbarton Cutoff??? Oh, Look! 09-11-2012 - 22:13
  Re: SP's Dumbarton Cutoff??? stash 09-11-2012 - 23:43
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