Western Railroad Discussion > UP special to LB

UP2718    
UP9002    

PSHFW1 22
Scheduled Departure    Shrevepor, LA    02/22/2017 13:45
Scheduled Arrival    Dallas, TX    02/22/2017 18:00
Scheduled Departure    Dallas, TX    02/22/2017 18:15
Scheduled Arrival    Ftworth, TX    02/22/2017 19:02


PFWTU1 23
Scheduled Departure    Ftworth, TX    02/23/2017 06:00
Scheduled Departure    Sweetwate, TX    02/23/2017 10:35
Scheduled Departure    Odessa, TX    02/23/2017 13:30
Scheduled Departure    Pecos, TX    02/23/2017 15:22
Scheduled Departure    Lordsburg, NM    02/23/2017 22:49
Scheduled Arrival    Tucson, AZ    02/24/2017 02:12

Arriving at Long Beach CA by the weekend.
Will update you tomorrow on the next leg.

How many cars, and why Long Beach?

Posted from iPhone

All the answers

http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?2,4231789

gmojim

 

gmojim Wrote:
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> All the answers
>
> http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?2,4
> 231789
>
> gmojim
>
>  

Really? Only thing mentioned on the Eastern Board is that it is headed back west. Nothing about why. Nothing about which cars are included. Nothing about who may be on board once it reaches California.

Oh, and uh by the way, this happens to be the Western Board. Pretty arragont of you to expect some one to be viewing the Eastern Board for information about a train headed to California.

 



Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 04/13/17 15:12 by darkcloud.

darkcloud Wrote:
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> Wow, way to spit on someone that took the time to
> respond to your question with a useful link. 
> Ungrateful, jerk type posts because every question
> in your head wasn't answered is a good example why
> lots of rails don't contribute as much info here
> these days.  Several threads on the train running
> to and from Atlanta on the NS, which for most
> people is in the Eastern board territory.  Don't
> get mad at others just because you are too lazy to
> do a 30-second search.

Your lack of understanding preceeds you.

I did read the posts on the Easter board following the link. However, the questions asked by CPRR and which I would also like the answer were indeed NOT answered by reading the posts that were indicated on the Eastern Board.

So the post by gmojim provided no information about a train coming to Calfornia and you are defending his post of non-information. Way to go.

Can't we all just get along. ;-)

CS

Well if you indeed did read the one thread you would have seen this information:
http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?2,4231789

djy23 Wrote:
UP, KCS & NS had meetings all weekend about transcontinental intermodal logistics.

NS7214 Wrote:
So it seems officials will ride the entire route, folks from NS, KCS and UP to show off for new traffic levels is my understanding. All the infrastructure improvements that have taken place are allowing trains to make better time on long distance trips than ever before for freight

As for consist, there is 16 cars from another thread.

Chris

EspeeGoldenState Wrote:
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> Well if you indeed did read the one thread you
> would have seen this information:
> http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?2,4
> 231789
>
> djy23 Wrote:
> UP, KCS & NS had meetings all weekend about
> transcontinental intermodal logistics.
>
> NS7214 Wrote:
> So it seems officials will ride the entire route,
> folks from NS, KCS and UP to show off for new
> traffic levels is my understanding. All the
> infrastructure improvements that have taken place
> are allowing trains to make better time on long
> distance trips than ever before for freight
>
> As for consist, there is 16 cars from another
> thread.
>
> Chris

That information is talking about a train running in the South East US. No where does it explain or state that the train and those on it will now go to California to continue on. As far as we know, it is done in the South East US and is now going to California for a different purpose.

jst3751 Wrote:
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> That information is talking about a train running
> in the South East US. No where does it explain or
> state that the train and those on it will now go
> to California to continue on. As far as we know,
> it is done in the South East US and is now going
> to California for a different purpose.

Why cant you be happy?  You are the troubled person on this thread.
What difference does it make why the reason they are coming and going.
Since you are asking all the questions. How about answering a few questions.

Why do you need to know the purpose?
Why do you need to know the amount of cars in the consist?
 

Thanks for continuing to post info on this train.

NS KCS UP talking about working together and then operating an office car special certainly is an interesting development.

FWIW, ending in Atlanta places the train in about the geographical center of a lot of auto assembly plants.  BMW and Mercedes in South Carolina, Mercedes (and AirBus) in Alabama, Nissan VW and Toyota in Tennessee, etc.

Looks like the train arrived in Dallas, visible on the Dealey Plaza Cam now. 

The train was reported by Mesquite, TX at 17:42.

From what I told, the train was deadheaded to Atlanta (no one aboard the special).  The NS, UP, KCS officials boarded the train in Atlanta for the trip west.  As mentioned above, the three railroads are all involved in a joint effort to haul transcontinental freight.  I was told that this trip was an inspection (of some sorts) of this route and the possible discussion of further infrastructure and traffic improvements.

The current transcontinental trains along this route are as follows:
UP ZAILC <-- NS 225
UP ZLCAI and ZLCAIB --> NS 226
UP KLBNS and KLCAI --> NS 22G
UP ILXNS --> NS 22Z
UP KAILC <-- NS 23D

All the UP trains are out of the Southern California terminals and all the NS trains are out of Atlanta.  KCS is the middle man for these trains between Shreveport and Meridian.

Andrew



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/22/17 16:43 by florida581.

Had trouble with jst3751 before, nothing new. He cannot read the post that I forwarded which has all the info except the number of cars on the train.

gmojim

I posted this yesterday;

http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?1,4232346

gmojim

PTULB1 24

Scheduled Departure    Tucson, AZ    02/24/2017 06:00
Scheduled Departure    Yuma, AZ    02/24/2017 11:31
Scheduled Departure    Wcolton, CA    02/24/2017 14:56
Scheduled Departure    Cpalameda, CA    02/24/2017 16:37
Scheduled Arrival    Ictf, CA    02/24/2017 16:46
 

Thanks for the updates!

Thanks for the updates. Cp Alameda is near ? Also isn't the final destination across from LA Union Station?

Posted from iPhone

CP Alameda is in the Alameda Corridor between LA [Redondo Jct. & Hobart Jct.] and the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, California

CPRR Wrote:
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> Thanks for the updates. Cp Alameda is near ? Also
> isn't the final destination across from LA Union
> Station?
>
> Posted from iPhone

Scheduled Arrival    Ictf, CA    02/24/2017 16:46 
​ICTF is final destination. That is intermodal ramp near the Port of LA and Port of Long Beach.

gmojim