Re: Unpatched SP 319
Author: Observer
Date: 11-18-2012 - 13:21
Freericks Wrote:
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> If you post an engine number and don't tell anyone
> where it is, you are asking for people to be
> annoyed.
>
> Honestly, posting heads ups are great. And
> everyone appreciates them (will 98% of us do -
> yes, there are some who don't).
>
> The key is to give enough information that we
> understand what you are telling us.
>
> Engine (Number, reporting mark)
> Why it is special
> Where it was
> When it was there
> Which direction it is going
>
> With this info - your heads ups would be great and
> honestly very appreciated.
In the past I have done what you have requested, given a heads-up for anyone who cared. Only to be met with derision. Gets tiring, frankly.
In this case 319 was serving as the DPU on a unit coal train, going EB on the UP's Geneva Sub. Caught it in far suburban Chicago.