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Re: Port of Redwood city private cars gone?
Author: Hutch 7.62
Date: 05-27-2013 - 21:19

Craig Tambo Wrote:
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> Topfuel Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Craig Tambo Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > Wayne Yetter works on private cars (his as
> well
> > as
> > > others) on a spur in Salinas. With no yard
> job
> > > there and UP local service only twice a week,
> > it's
> > > become quite a project for the Starlight to
> > stop
> > > there and switch his spur. The alternative is
> > to
> > > send the cars to/from Salinas in freight
> > service,
> > > but that is fraught with peril and delay.
> >
> >
> > The Starlight does not switch Wayne's spur in
> > Salinas. Private cars are cut off the
> Starlight
> > during the regular Salinas station stop. The
> > Starlight then departs, leaving the PV(s) on
> the
> > main. A UP local is pre-arranged to arrive
> after
> > the Starlight departs and take the PV(s) to his
> > spur a few miles south of the former SP
> station.
>
> Okay, I was misinformed on that point, but you
> must admit it's still not a very good arrangement.
> If that's not the regular local, the cost must be
> astronomical.

In the old days Caltrain used to send an MP-15 or GP-9 to pickup a PV in RWC. Seemed to be a more relible service than the SP or UP

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Subject Written By Date/Time (PST)
  Port of Redwood city private cars gone? Hutch 7.62 05-24-2013 - 23:04
  Re: Port of Redwood city private cars gone? Stash 05-24-2013 - 23:49
  Re: Port of Redwood city private cars gone? smitty195 05-25-2013 - 04:16
  Re: Port of Redwood city private cars gone? Hutch 7.62 05-25-2013 - 07:42
  Re: Port of Redwood city private cars gone? OPRRMS 05-25-2013 - 12:36
  Re: Port of Redwood city private cars gone? Craig Tambo 05-25-2013 - 20:06
  Re: Port of Redwood city private cars gone? Hutch 7.62 05-26-2013 - 13:34
  Re: Port of Redwood city private cars gone? Craig Tambo 05-26-2013 - 19:23
  Re: Port of Redwood city private cars gone? Topfuel 05-26-2013 - 19:30
  Re: Port of Redwood city private cars gone? Craig Tambo 05-27-2013 - 13:00
  Re: Port of Redwood city private cars gone? Hutch 7.62 05-27-2013 - 21:19
  Re: Port of Redwood city private cars gone? tender1294 05-27-2013 - 06:12
  Re: Port of Redwood city private cars gone? Steamfan 05-28-2013 - 12:48


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