Western Railroad Discussion > Help ID Westbound at Soda Springs, CA on Donner Pass

I caught a Westbound boxcar-heavy mixed freight by chance at Soda Springs, CA a few days ago, with DPU units on the middle and rear. What is the train symbol for this train? And what is the origin and destination? Consist was as i counted,

3 units (ES44 something, SD70M, AC44)
3 Tank Cars
3 Boxcars
Autorack
5 Covered Hoppers
21 Boxcars
1 Reefer?
9 Boxcars
1 Reefer?
14 Boxcars
5 Tank Cars
1 Covered Hopper
3 DPU units (3 ES44 somethings)
2 Boxcars
8 Tank Cars
29 Boxcars
3 Steel Coil Cars
1 Covered Hopper
2 Tank Cars
7 Woodchip Hoppers?
2 Tank Cars
17 Boxcars
​3 DPU units (AC44, CSX AC6000, CSX SD40) 

Total by car types:
95 Boxcars
20 Tank Cars
7 Covered Hoppers
7 Woodchip Hoppers
3 Steel Coil Cars
2 Reefers
1 Autorack 


3 Units
62 Cars
3 Units
73
2 Units



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/30/16 08:37 by RCPE_Hogger.

Only UP manifest train that (currently) runs west via Donner these days is the MRORV - Roper Yd (SLC) to Roseville. Usually into Sparks early morning, does work for a while and departs west late morning over the hill.

Biggs_Jct would know the MRORV.  What day was this?

mapboy


RCPE_Hogger Wrote:
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> I caught a Westbound boxcar-heavy mixed freight by
> chance at Soda Springs, CA a few days ago, with
> DPU units on the middle and rear. What is the
> train symbol for this train? And what is the
> origin and destination? Consist was as i counted,
 

It was last Wednesday or Thursday, I was on my way to Sacramento for vacation. Sounded like the train was a loaded heavy as it was in 8 when it went by.