Altamont Press Discussion Board

06-14-2015 - 17:23

Jon

61. Re: UP engines in Grand Junction

. What makes and models are they?
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06-14-2015 - 17:10

Ron

62. UP engines in Grand Junction

Does anyone know about all the used UP engines sitting here? 51 so far.
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05-02-2015 - 22:27

HUTCH 7.62

63. Re: Reroute rail traffic around Red Bluff, CA

mook Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > If the disruption is less than a week, Amtrak will > probably just run buses between Sacramento and > K.Falls or someplace in
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05-02-2015 - 18:38

mook

64. Re: Reroute rail traffic around Red Bluff, CA

If the disruption is less than a week, Amtrak will probably just run buses between Sacramento and K.Falls or someplace in between as works best. Especially if it involves running on a different railro
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10-17-2014 - 06:27

Brian Westgate

65. Re: Cane Creek Sub - current schedule?

Always thought it might be neat for a short line to get ahold of this line, build a spur into Moab, and run passenger trains connecting with Amtrak at Green River or even Grand Junction to bring peopl
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08-15-2014 - 19:23

crmeatball

66. Railfanning in Glenwood Canyon

This coming October, my son has a tournament in Grand Junction, CO and we are thinking about taking the Zephyr there and back. While there, we have been thinking it might be fun to take some time (we
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07-25-2014 - 10:35

OPRRMS

67. Re: SP Eugene Yard - Early Seventies

SP5103 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The MP15AC units were far more common around Texas > - except 2732 is one of four slug mothers that > bounced around. I thin
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07-24-2014 - 11:02

SP5103

68. Re: SP Eugene Yard - Early Seventies

The MP15AC units were far more common around Texas - except 2732 is one of four slug mothers that bounced around. I think they were tried on the humps at Eugene and Roseville(?). I also saw a set at G
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05-13-2014 - 21:49

Craig Tambo

69. Re: Extremely late running westbound CZ # 5 the last two (2) days???

Mudslides in Colorado. The #5 that should have arrived in Oakland Monday night had to return to Denver. The #6 that left Oakland on Sunday turned as #5 in Grand Junction, but didn't arrive in Oakland
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01-09-2014 - 14:43

pdxrailtransit

70. Pot on Amtrak in Colorado?

I am betting that Amtrak will follow the lead of the Denver Airport, and ban the possession and use of marijuana on Amtrak trains within the State of Colorado. No last stop toking at Grand Junction or
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09-16-2013 - 14:06

Rich Hunn

71. Re: Denver lines status?

Moffat Line has a 250 foot deep hole just up the Front Range, don't know about open from the Grand Junction end for local customers.
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02-20-2013 - 20:31

Peter D.

72. Re: George Andrews! /Margaret and all

Yeah. 1983 was one of those very WET year's. Floods all over California and detours of railroads all over the ying yang. Check your back issues of CTC BOARD April May and June. Interesting thing, whe
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02-20-2013 - 13:38

George Andrews

73. Re: George Andrews! RGZ April 14th 1983

I recall several railfans who had heard of the RGZ detour home on EwePee; they bought one - way tix from SLC to Denver just to be on - board. Big deal, I thought, having already ridden the Desert Wind
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02-19-2013 - 20:44

Peter D.

74. George Andrews! RGZ April 14th 1983

WOW! Somebody else who was on that train! I was just finishing up dinner in the diner as we paused, then found an open vestible and in the glow of the work lights, watched as we crept through water an
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07-10-2012 - 14:43

Jim

75. Re: Article: Rebooted Panama Canal causes hand-wringing at Port of LA

I got A great idea? Just rebuild the D&RGW from Canyon City to Selida,then rebuild the Colorado Midland rite of way,then connect to the D&RGW Monrose branch and go to Grand Junction,then to Ogden and
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03-17-2012 - 19:32

Marty Bernard

76. Re: Two (2) Amtrak Trains Stuck in Sierra Rockslide

Oh, yesterday's #6 sat 9 hours before or at Colfax and was 9 hours late departing Grand Junction a few minutes ago (same data source). No daylight trip through the Rockies.
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02-01-2011 - 20:06

Todd Busse

77. Re: UP Cane Creek Sub Operations?

On Sundays there is the Potash Local. I am not sure of the times but it usually leaves Grand Junction between 7-9am. Mon-Sat there are two dirt trains running from the load out near the east porta
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10-23-2010 - 08:49

Bruce Kelly

78. Re: Spokane Valley

The third main would help absorb UP traffic after the closure of most of the UP ex-SI main between Spokane and Athol. From Trentwood to just northeast of Post Falls, the SI is riddled with numerous cr
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07-29-2010 - 13:21

johoff

79. Re: Grand Junction, CO

I was in Grand Junction, westbound No. 5 on Monday, and noticed too that the depot was fenced in. I contacted the city planning department, and spoke with the historical preservationist for Grand Jun
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07-26-2010 - 08:14

MP 44.7

80. Re: Grand Junction, CO

Drew Jacksich Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Yes, the meetings are still held there. Central > Coast Chapter, NRHS meets the third Friday of > every month at (new
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07-25-2010 - 21:36

Drew Jacksich

81. Re: Grand Junction, CO

Yes, the meetings are still held there. Central Coast Chapter, NRHS meets the third Friday of every month at (new time) 7:30 I wasn't aware that it was humanly possible to ever finish a model railr
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07-25-2010 - 17:37

MP 44.7

82. Re: Grand Junction, CO

Drew Jacksich Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Several years back, I believe part of the depot > was occupied by a now gone model train store It would sure be nic
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07-25-2010 - 17:08

Drew Jacksich

83. Re: Grand Junction, CO

Several years back, I believe part of the depot was occupied by a now gone model train store
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07-25-2010 - 16:47

MP 44.7

84. Re: Grand Junction, CO

Dmac844 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It's been fenced off for at least 15 years. I > think there has been some restoration progress > recently, but am not famil
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07-25-2010 - 16:14

Dmac844

85. Re: Grand Junction, CO

It's been fenced off for at least 15 years. I think there has been some restoration progress recently, but am not familiar with the details.
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07-25-2010 - 14:49

MP 44.7

86. Grand Junction, CO

I was passing through Grand Junction, CO on the westbound California Zephyr and noticed the station fenced off and looked like it may have been for sale. Does anyone know what is planned for the stat
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05-08-2010 - 13:12

Holly Gibson

87. Re: Disappearing railroad blues

That's a fourteen-year-old newspaper article. Put this in your pipe and smoke it: I predict that, since UP already has a faster and lower-elevation route through southern Wyoming, we may see the d
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04-01-2010 - 18:23

Bob Jennings

88. Rocky Mountain High Speed Rail Study

If any one likes to read a dry feasibility studies for rail planning--rockymountainrail.org has just released its book that covers the Front Range, (Cheyenne, WYO. to Trinidad, CO.) and from DIA to Gr
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10-04-2009 - 22:52

Holly Gibson

89. Re: Profits First, Safety Last

comments by OPRRMS in italics responses by Holly Gibson in normal font Well, Holly, you had me even more stumped than you usually do until I realized you've quoted the wrong rule! The actual rule
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10-04-2009 - 16:00

OPRRMS

90. Re: Profits First, Safety Last

Holly Gibson Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > From Page 28 of UP's Denver Area Timetable dated > Nov. 12, 2006, as an example: > > Rule 6.21.4: > Normal positi
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