> If there's one thing I've learned since 9/11/1996,
> it's that a lot of what UP does doesn't make much
> sense. Like, not having nearly enough four-axle
> units to cover all the assignments, resulting in
> crews having to "share" locomotives during a
> shift. Oh, well. Only 24 more days left to serve
> on my sentence . . .


It seems to me that they have more than enough four axle units, they just don't use them properly. I once chased an Ozol local which had four units, but not once did it have more than 12 cars in tow. Later that night on the peninsula, I saw the Mission Bay with two GP60's and a GP40-2 hauling two cars south into Santa Clara. It returned north with ten rock hoppers and eight cars for SSF. I found the Broadway Local street running in Redwood City with a single GP38 struggling to haul 40+ cars.