Western Railroad Discussion > UP 6936 past Iris

UP just passed Iris and should be in Indio by 1230pm. Scheduled arrival at West Colton is 228pm, but that's been chanign every 15 minutes, moving it ahead from 250pm an hour ago. I'm out........

Dave Toussaint
Riverside, CA
SoCalRailFan.com

Thanks for the info....any idea when it is leaving West Colton tomorrow morning?

Tom

The Centennial special is sitting at Colton as I type this (2:10 p.m.). Looks like they are waiting for a BNSF at the diamonds... a friend of mine is checking them out right now. :-)

El

So the friend I was talking with via cell phone gave the 6936 a good look while they stopped at Colton . . . he noticed one of the number boards is gone! It's the right-hand side (if you're facing the engine nose). That must have happened somewhere between Texas and Arizona. What a bummer. Maybe the West Colton guys can rig something for the run up the Coast tomorrow.

Elrond L.

Any time estimates on departure?

mtnman Wrote:
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> Any time estimates on departure?

Scheduled out of West Colton at 0600 (that's 6 am) on the SWCOA-08.

mtnman Wrote:
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> Any time estimates on departure?


Depart West Colton 06:00

Depart LATC 07:15

Depart San Luis Obispo 12:00 (noon)

Arrive Oakland 17:30 (5:30PM)


Since this train owns the RR, expect it on time or early. There does not seem to be any other traffic except Amtraks on the Coast Tuesday.

Does anyone know what time 6936 will depart Oakland Wednesday and what rout it will take to Roseville?

jrt142 Wrote:
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> Does anyone know what time 6936 will depart
> Oakland Wednesday and what rout it will take to
> Roseville?


It will go Cal-P, and shall depart Oakland around 06:00 Wednesday morning.

kodachrome9319 Wrote:
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> Since this train owns the RR, expect it on time or
> early. There does not seem to be any other traffic
> except Amtraks on the Coast Tuesday.

Are they stopping Metrolinks? Or will Metrolink be working around the special?

is the Cal-P the Martinez sub or Altamont Pass?

jrt142 Wrote:
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> is the Cal-P the Martinez sub or Altamont Pass?


Martinez Subdivision.

The Cal P is the line that the Amtrak CAPITOL Corridor regularly uses (UPRR Martinez Subdivision).
This line runs thru Berkeley--Richmond--Martinez--Fairfield--DIXON--Davis.

You do NOT NOT want to be on Altamont Pass waiting on this special or you will miss it (UPRR Oakland Sub).
--- Daniel

jrt142 Wrote:
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> is the Cal-P the Martinez sub or Altamont Pass?

daniel3197 Wrote:
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> The Cal P is the line that the Amtrak CAPITOL
> Corridor regularly uses (UPRR Martinez
> Subdivision).
> This line runs thru
> Berkeley--Richmond--Martinez--Fairfield--DIXON--Da
> vis.
>
> You do NOT NOT want to be on Altamont Pass waiting
> on this special or you will miss it (UPRR Oakland
> Sub).
> --- Daniel
>
> jrt142 Wrote:
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> > is the Cal-P the Martinez sub or Altamont Pass?

Although all that yellow would look great against the green hills of Altamont. I hope someone catches it at Niles Junction.

kodachrome9319 Wrote:
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> mtnman Wrote:
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> > Any time estimates on departure?
>
>
> Depart West Colton 06:00
>
> Depart LATC 07:15
>
> Depart San Luis Obispo 12:00 (noon)
>
> Arrive Oakland 17:30 (5:30PM)
>
>
> Since this train owns the RR, expect it on time or
> early. There does not seem to be any other traffic
> except Amtraks on the Coast Tuesday.

There is a piece of the Coast Line that it doesn't own - CP Lick to CP Coast here in San Jose. That is Caltrain territory, and there could be some minor delays as it gets threaded through the start of the afternoon commute. Capitol Corridor #542 and ACE #6 also head up the Coast line about the same time 6936 should be through San Jose if it is on schedule.