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Re: The End of Dunsmuir Railroad Days.
Author: WAF
Date: 03-14-2014 - 12:09
Shortline Sammie Wrote:
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> Espee99 Wrote:
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> > Seems like the risk managers are at work here,
> > next they won't let their own steam locos on
> the
> > rails. Maybe Dunsmuir should collect toll for
> > each train that passes (maybe 1% of the value
> of
> > the cargo), and offer to forgive the toll if
> > railroad days is allowed to continue.
>
> Funny how UP expects the world to revolve around
> its ahole!
>
> During the summer of 2012 UP asked the OPR for
> permission to bring a train consisting of two
> locomotives and several business cars to operate
> their "family days" train out of Oaks Park on the
> OPR. Since the ex-Portland Traction line was
> jointly owned by SP/UP I specified that the power
> must consist of the 1996 and a UP unit to honor
> the heritage of the line. UP agreed; however, we
> were told that they would rather not have our
> ex-PTC SW-1 in attendance as it was a "UP event".
>
> Of course the OPR granted permission...we all help
> each other out...right..and the event went off
> without a hitch and hundreds of UP guests were
> treated to a train ride along the river through
> Oaks Bottom. I even asked the MOP on board if I
> could run the 1996 one direction...response: "YOU
> ARE NOT QUALIFIED TO OPERATE UP EQUIPMENT"!
> HELLO...who the F's railroad is it anyway?
>
> Wonder what the response will be when OPR asks UP
> for a favor or vice versa in the future?
>
> Dick Samuels
> Oregon Pacific Railroad
Their response will be close your interchange and offer your customers free transloading on UP property. In the old UP days prior to the MOP, they would be very happy to help out
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> Espee99 Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Seems like the risk managers are at work here,
> > next they won't let their own steam locos on
> the
> > rails. Maybe Dunsmuir should collect toll for
> > each train that passes (maybe 1% of the value
> of
> > the cargo), and offer to forgive the toll if
> > railroad days is allowed to continue.
>
> Funny how UP expects the world to revolve around
> its ahole!
>
> During the summer of 2012 UP asked the OPR for
> permission to bring a train consisting of two
> locomotives and several business cars to operate
> their "family days" train out of Oaks Park on the
> OPR. Since the ex-Portland Traction line was
> jointly owned by SP/UP I specified that the power
> must consist of the 1996 and a UP unit to honor
> the heritage of the line. UP agreed; however, we
> were told that they would rather not have our
> ex-PTC SW-1 in attendance as it was a "UP event".
>
> Of course the OPR granted permission...we all help
> each other out...right..and the event went off
> without a hitch and hundreds of UP guests were
> treated to a train ride along the river through
> Oaks Bottom. I even asked the MOP on board if I
> could run the 1996 one direction...response: "YOU
> ARE NOT QUALIFIED TO OPERATE UP EQUIPMENT"!
> HELLO...who the F's railroad is it anyway?
>
> Wonder what the response will be when OPR asks UP
> for a favor or vice versa in the future?
>
> Dick Samuels
> Oregon Pacific Railroad
Their response will be close your interchange and offer your customers free transloading on UP property. In the old UP days prior to the MOP, they would be very happy to help out
