Western Railroad Discussion > Santa Fe GP60Ms sighted in Spokane

Just for those of you interested in former santa fe units, two GP60Ms (125, 155) were handed off to the UP at Spokane"s Erie St. Yard this morning by the Erie Switch.  I don't know how soon the UP picked them up, or when they might head south (both were facing west). Their paint jobs were still in relatively good shape.

Sorry, no pics allowed on work time.

So these two went north through Bend Oregon earlier this week. Where would UP taking them south out of Spokane???

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ActionMike Wrote:
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> Where would UP taking them south out of Spokane???
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Somewhere off the BNSF for PTC installation perhaps?

Mr. MRL

ActionMike Wrote:
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> So these two went north through Bend Oregon
> earlier this week. Where would UP taking them
> south out of Spokane???
>
> Posted from Android

Mike, the GP60M's will be sent south on the M-SKHK, then they will catch a ride on a train east to M-K at Boise, ID....


-SP8100

SP8100 Wrote:
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> ActionMike Wrote:
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> > So these two went north through Bend Oregon
> > earlier this week. Where would UP taking them
> > south out of Spokane???
> >
> > Posted from Android
>
> Mike, the GP60M's will be sent south on the
> M-SKHK, then they will catch a ride on a train
> east to M-K at Boise, ID....
>
>
> -SP8100

Interesting. Why couldn't they have been handed off to the UP before they crossed over the Columbia River and gone direct to Boise on the UP MAIN?

70ACE Wrote:
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> Interesting. Why couldn't they have been handed
> off to the UP before they crossed over the
> Columbia River and gone direct to Boise on the UP
> MAIN?

Because nothing ever makes sense on the railroad...

Yes, they are going to Boise for PTC installation.

70ACE Wrote:
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> SP8100 Wrote:
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> > ActionMike Wrote:
> >
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> > -----
> > > So these two went north through Bend Oregon
> > > earlier this week. Where would UP taking them
> > > south out of Spokane???
> > >
> > > Posted from Android
> >
> > Mike, the GP60M's will be sent south on the
> > M-SKHK, then they will catch a ride on a train
> > east to M-K at Boise, ID....
> >
> >
> > -SP8100
>
> Interesting. Why couldn't they have been handed
> off to the UP before they crossed over the
> Columbia River and gone direct to Boise on the UP
> MAIN?

Because they would have to pay UP more to move them the longer distance.

PHall Wrote:
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> 70ACE Wrote:
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> > SP8100 Wrote:
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> > -----
> > > ActionMike Wrote:
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> >
> > > -----
> > > > So these two went north through Bend Oregon
> > > > earlier this week. Where would UP taking
> them
> > > > south out of Spokane???
> > > >
> > > > Posted from Android
> > >
> > > Mike, the GP60M's will be sent south on the
> > > M-SKHK, then they will catch a ride on a
> train
> > > east to M-K at Boise, ID....
> > >
> > >
> > > -SP8100
> >
> > Interesting. Why couldn't they have been handed
> > off to the UP before they crossed over the
> > Columbia River and gone direct to Boise on the
> UP
> > MAIN?
>
> Because they would have to pay UP more to move
> them the longer distance.

I was going to speculate that if they traveled on more than one rr, then the gov't would pick up the tab and charge us taxpayers! What do you think the mileage difference would be after traveling down from Spokane via Hinkle?