wow, that is absolutely awesome. a 29-car passenger train? damn.
i hope these cars find a good home in utah though
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Tri-State Tom wrote:Interesting that a single GE C44-9W ( 4,400 HP ? ) apparantly has no trouble hauling 29 Comets....It's easy when there is no load (passengers) nor stops and starts on hills, etc.
Yet on NJTransit, neither ALP44's, 46's, GP40's or the new PL42's ( 4,200 HP ? ) are restricted to 9-10 coaches max.
I know it's due to HEP but still interesting....
I hope others out west grabbed some additional photos of this unique move and will post-em on the net somewhere.
jimzim66 wrote:Thats an awesome shot! Thats probably either the closest UP will get to commuter service, or the only time youll see a UP freight unit pulling a "passenger" trainUP operates commuter service actually. Granted the equipment and funds are supplied by Metra, but they operate it on the Geneva Sub and Harvard Sub. Their engineers, conductors, trainmen, ticket agents, and etc. Same deal with BNSF. It's a common misunderstanding.
Wanderer wrote:Ok, let me clarify. Thats probably the closest UP will get to commuter service using UP equipment, not Metra or anyone else.jimzim66 wrote:Thats an awesome shot! Thats probably either the closest UP will get to commuter service, or the only time youll see a UP freight unit pulling a "passenger" trainUP operates commuter service actually. Granted the equipment and funds are supplied by Metra, but they operate it on the Geneva Sub and Harvard Sub. Their engineers, conductors, trainmen, ticket agents, and etc. Same deal with BNSF. It's a common misunderstanding.
jimzim66 wrote:Ok, let me clarify. Thats probably the closest UP will get to commuter service using UP equipment, not Metra or anyone else.Freight units on Amtrak trains are not actually uncommon. Here is a shot from just two weeks ago from when The Chief was detouring over UP in Missouri, and they needed the ATC equipment for a leader. It happens a few times per year around Chicago, and more often then you would think around the system. It's a pretty cool sight though.
Do you always find it necessary to pick apart every little thing people say here?
jimzim66 wrote:Thats an awesome shot! Thats probably either the closest UP will get to commuter service, or the only time youll see a UP freight unit pulling a "passenger" trainThese cars were stored at Port Morris Yard after they were taken OOS. Workers then came to Port Morris Yard to inspect the cars, and place the BDLX reporting marks on them. Then a couple months later they started their journey to Binghamton, then Utah.
I had no idea so many were taken OOS. Where were they stored again? I can't remember.
Railcar_Man wrote:Interesting. Just one question about the logistics of the transfer: once they put the BDLX marks on the cars, does Big Dog Leasing have to pay NJT for storing the cars on Transit property?jimzim66 wrote:Thats an awesome shot! Thats probably either the closest UP will get to commuter service, or the only time youll see a UP freight unit pulling a "passenger" trainThese cars were stored at Port Morris Yard after they were taken OOS. Workers then came to Port Morris Yard to inspect the cars, and place the BDLX reporting marks on them. Then a couple months later they started their journey to Binghamton, then Utah.
I had no idea so many were taken OOS. Where were they stored again? I can't remember.