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Re: Constant yellow signals on SP's dumbarton cut off

Author: HUTCH 7.62

Date: 08-27-2013 - 18:03

OPRRMS Wrote:
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> HUTCH 7.62 Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Here's the thing, the line was abandoned in
> 1982.
> > No other signals were on just the one near
> willow
> > road.
>
> Actually, the line isn't abandoned, just not used
> as a through route. UP still has hopes of someday
> selling it off for passenger service, just like
> they do with the west end of the Niles Sub.
>
> I have no idea where Willow Road is, but the track
> west of the Dumbarton siding west switch (west of
> where the last industry was) was last used for car
> storage, plus tank cars were loaded with brine out
> there about 20 +/- years ago (WAF might be able to
> pin down the exact time period).

Willow road is between East Palo Alto and Belle Haven on the Peninsula.

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Subject	Written By	Date/Time (PST)
Constant yellow signals on SP's dumbarton cut off	HUTCH 7.62	08-26-2013 - 17:38
Re: Constant yellow signals on SP's dumbarton cut off	OPRRMS	08-26-2013 - 22:40
Re: Constant yellow signals on SP's dumbarton cut off	theconductor	08-27-2013 - 05:59
Re: Constant yellow signals on SP's dumbarton cut off	OPRRMS	08-27-2013 - 07:20
Re: Constant yellow signals on SP's dumbarton cut off	theconductor	08-27-2013 - 19:09
Re: Constant yellow signals on SP's dumbarton cut off	HUTCH 7.62	08-27-2013 - 17:35
Re: Constant yellow signals on SP's dumbarton cut off	OPRRMS	08-27-2013 - 17:44
Re: Constant yellow signals on SP's dumbarton cut off	HUTCH 7.62	08-27-2013 - 18:03
Re: Constant yellow signals on SP's dumbarton cut off	OPRRMS	08-27-2013 - 18:53
Re: Constant yellow signals on SP's dumbarton cut off	Seth Putnam	08-26-2013 - 22:57
Re: Constant yellow signals on SP's dumbarton cut off	Howard Wulkan	08-26-2013 - 22:58
Re: Constant yellow signals on SP's dumbarton cut off	Seth Putnam	08-26-2013 - 23:00
Re: Constant yellow signals on SP's dumbarton cut off	Cp4449	08-27-2013 - 13:48
Re: Constant yellow signals on SP's dumbarton cut off	HUTCH 7.62	08-27-2013 - 17:36

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HUTCH 7.62 Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> OPRRMS Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > HUTCH 7.62 Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
> 
> > -----
> > > Here's the thing, the line was abandoned in
> > 1982.
> > > No other signals were on just the one near
> > willow
> > > road.
> > 
> > Actually, the line isn't abandoned, just not
> used
> > as a through route.  UP still has hopes of
> someday
> > selling it off for passenger service, just like
> > they do with the west end of the Niles Sub.  
> > 
> > I have no idea where Willow Road is, but the
> track
> > west of the Dumbarton siding west switch (west
> of
> > where the last industry was) was last used for
> car
> > storage, plus tank cars were loaded with brine
> out
> > there about 20 +/- years ago (WAF might be able
> to
> > pin down the exact time period).
> 
> 
> Willow road is between East Palo Alto and Belle
> Haven on the Peninsula.

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