Western Railroad Discussion > Passenger Special on the Yuma Sub

The 19-car UP passenger special which yesterday ran from Roseville, Calif. to the LA Harbor moved east today from LA to Tucson. The consist was the same as listed in BDPerry's post and IOTD at http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?1,3679344,3679344#3679344

Under a sunny sky with pleasant temperatures, I headed out to the Beaumont Hill area to catch today's move over the Yuma Sub. Predictably, the train wasted no time but I did manage to capture images at two locations before returning home via West Colton.

Thanks for looking,
GK

1. and 2. The view from the Portrero Boulevard bridge in Beaumont.

3. At West Palm Springs.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/04/15 15:08 by TheNavigator.

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Very nice shots Gary .

Dave

Those are excellent photos!

611

Most Excellent Gary! The first two are especially nice...encroaching humanity being the exception.

KC

I'm not sure if this is the proper venue, but are the passenger operations run by the Steam Program too?

rrpreservation Wrote:
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> I'm not sure if this is the proper venue, but are
> the passenger operations run by the Steam Program
> too?


No, they're not. The "Officer's Specials" are run by either pool crews, or extra board personnel.


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SLOCONDR

Very nice captures, Gary. Thanks for sharing,

~Ryan

Is the Special overnighting in Tucson? Is it continuing east tomorrow morning?
Departure time from Tucson? I would love to get some shots of it out east of Tucson!
Thanks!

Great photos.

Ronda Thomas

Sure is a beautiful train, but i just cant get used to the baggage car being way back in the middle...just look out of place.

yes it does look out of place..I think its present role is for exercise equipment, not bagage storage

GREAT pics!! Thanks for sharing.

Nice coverage and great pics Mr K. I wish I could have joined in.

Bob

Does anybody know how these special movement trains are staffed? Do they use Union Pacific employees to fill slots such as server, porters, dishwashers, cooks or bartenders? Do they get cooks from a catering company? Even if they use cooks from an employment agency cooking in a diner type kitchen environment is completely different from cooking in a restaurant. Who purchases the food provisions? And then there is the dirty laundry. I can't imagine them having full time dedicated employees that are only used several times a year.



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 03/05/15 13:08 by run8.

When I started out in 1980 UP employees from the old Dining Car & Hotel Department manned the specials as well as the executive dining room on the 12th floor in the old headquarters building. As the years went by and DC&H men retired the crews on the specials were augmented by contractors. I don't know if there are any DC&H guys left.
JB



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/05/15 15:39 by Copy19.

Great shots what a beautiful train