Nostalgia & History > Three Shots of UP Leaving Sullivan's Curve

UP 3780, 3509, and 3188, all SD40-2s, with autoracks in Cajon Pass, CA on September 15, 1991.

My notes say the autoracks are empty.  Is that reasonable?

Enjoy,
Marty Bernard

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Eastbound racks should be empty.

PHall Wrote:
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> Eastbound racks should be empty.

Unles they were loaded with imports at the harbor for shipment east.  That lead rack in #3 does appear like it is empty though.

KC

Nice looking sequence Marty, thanks for sharing.  That first shot is especially nice.

Kent in CArmel Valley

GRNDMND Wrote:
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> PHall Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
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> > Eastbound racks should be empty.
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> Unles they were loaded with imports at the harbor
> for shipment east.  That lead rack in #3 does
> appear like it is empty though.
>
> KC

Kevin, being it looks to be a whole train on empties, it more than likely came out of Mira Loma and was headed to Kansas City. Would have been about 80 empty auto racks as that was the limit back then. Now they run some trains with 90 racks.-BMT

GRNDMND Wrote:
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> PHall Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> ----
> > Eastbound racks should be empty.
>
> Unles they were loaded with imports at the harbor
> for shipment east.  That lead rack in #3 does
> appear like it is empty though.
>
> KC

I think that you've missed the point which was being made .... as in "Made in the USA".

Rick