Western Railroad Discussion > Union Pacific/SI Ry Eastport-Tacoma oil train

The South bound Union Pacific unit oil train sneaked through Vay, Idaho at 03:05 12/22/2014. It was so quiet with new round wheels that I couldn't wake up in time to catch the power, or get a car count. The last train about a week ago or so, had ninety-nine new PPRX tanks with a sacrificial hopper at each end.
Anybody know where this train originates or about how frequently it will run ?

hawkinsun Vay, Idaho

hawkinsun Wrote:
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> The South bound Union Pacific unit oil train
> sneaked through Vay, Idaho at 03:05 12/22/2014.
> It was so quiet with new round wheels that I
> couldn't wake up in time to catch the power, or
> get a car count. The last train about a week ago
> or so, had ninety-nine new PPRX tanks with a
> sacrificial hopper at each end.
> Anybody know where this train originates or
> about how frequently it will run ?
>
> hawkinsun Vay, Idaho

Sounds like there are two different oil trains running on the SI now...one to Plains All American southwest of Bakersfield, CA and one to Tacoma. The oil train to PAA originates at Hardisty, Alberta.


Allen

With all the traffic that is developing on the SI/UP (Grain/Oil/Potash/Manifest), how long is it going to remain dark territory?

bradleymckay Wrote:
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> Sounds like there are two different oil trains
> running on the SI now...one to Plains All American
> southwest of Bakersfield, CA and one to Tacoma.
> The oil train to PAA originates at Hardisty,
> Alberta.


Correct!

Ted Curphey
Ontario, OR

kalthoff Wrote:
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> With all the traffic that is developing on the
> SI/UP (Grain/Oil/Potash/Manifest), how long is it
> going to remain dark territory?

UP is installing the last of the signals and infrastructure on the Ayer Sub to extended CTC to UP Jct in Marshall Canyon. Once that is done sometime in early 2015, the signal crews will move to the Spokane Sub.

Ted Curphey
Ontario, OR

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Awesome. I wish CSX would install some freakin' signals in a few places.

Funnel Fan, do you know if the Ayer and Spokane Subs are going to be full CTC or just Islands?

kalthoff Wrote:
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> Funnel Fan, do you know if the Ayer and Spokane
> Subs are going to be full CTC or just Islands?


The Ayer will be full CTC. No official plan has been released for the Spokane sub yet

The oil train that came south yesterday was another Bakersfield load, the Tacoma load now on the lie up for early Christmas eve morning... As for the CTC installation on the Ayer Sub., the whole sub is or shortly will be wired for CTC, the hang up is still Cheney, it was supposed to be done two years ago and I still don't think there's been any dirt moved.. Also the siding at Joso needs to be extended another 1,000ft north. If the Ayer sub gets full CTC it won't be till at least the third quarter.. Look for a mass of amount of work to be done on the SI this year, with the oil traffic now running the UP is really behind the ball on capacity on the north end, though it has been impressive to see them running as many as fourteen train a day up there, not sure how but it's being done...

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