Western Railroad Discussion > 194 Identical UMAX Containers on One Train! IPDCIR-18

Cont'd from previous threads on this Portland to L.A. (City of I) "empty" train:

http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?1,2258224
http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?1,2258777
http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?1,2259573

UMAX is a new a joint owned container leasing company between UP and CSX. These containers are fresh off the boat from manufacturing in China after unloading in Portland. OR.

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Gave up the Feather River Express chase Friday late morning originally to attempt to find the rumored WB BNSF Officer Special coming off Donner. Turns out, that special had overnighted in Nevada the previous night and would not be coming in to the Bay until Saturday. So happened to remember this train was running into Roseville Friday morning and got lucky seeing it had a fresh crew at Roseville about 25 miles from my North Sacramento location. Didn't have to wait long once I made Roseville, it was already on the move leaving the West end of the yard.

I chased this Train from Roseville to Lodi - crew was pretty happy to show off their matched unit stack train with lots of smiles and horn toots. Something very cool about chasing an all matched doublestack set of brand new shiny glossy dark blue 53' containers all matched at the exact same height.

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Train was held at Saco (North of Bakersfield) for a 5:30a morning crew call... meaning morning light photo opp over Tehachapi! There was rumor UP would be using the train for P.R. photo purposes - what better than to photograph it against the golden hills of Tehachapi?!? Good luck to anyone up on the hill tomorrow!

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IPDCIR 18 I-stndrd Intermodal

UP 7369
UP 7896
+ 97 CARS CARRYING ALL MATCHED DOUBLE STACK 53' "UMAX" CONTAINERS - 194 of them! (3.287 tons, 6,973 ft)

Departed Albina, OR 08/19/10 12:24a
Departed Salem, OR 4:18a
Departed Eugene, OR 7:25a
Departed K-falls, OR 5:24p
Departed Dunsmuir, CA 11:21p
Arrived Roseville, CA 08/20/10 7:14a
Departed Roseville, CA 11:50a
Past Elvas at 12:20p
Passing Galt 12:55p
Past Lodi 1:30p
Departed Stockton, CA 1:47p
Departed Fresno, CA 5:06p
Arrived Saco 8p (parked in siding)
Departed Bakersfield, CA 7:02a
Past Sandcut 7:22a
Past Bealville 7:53a
Past Tehachapi, CA 9:23a
Past Mojave, CA 10:11a
Past Palmdale JCT 11:05a
Past Phelan 12p
Past Dike 12:56p
Past Slover 2p
Arrived W. Colton, CA 2:12p
Departed W. Colton, CA 2:23p
Past North Montclair 3:20p
Arrived City of Industry, CA 4:22p



Edited 10 time(s). Last edit at 08/21/10 22:49 by espeeboy.

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Sure is a neat perspective to see doublestacks of all the same make, paint, height.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/21/10 09:20 by espeeboy.

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Hope someone gets it on Cajon Pass.

Adam

Container rosters and UMAX logo close-up.

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Location update? - ETA should put it between Mojave and Rosamond, but knowing UP, I highly doubt that...

Can't access UP's database, only BNSF's...


Mr. MRL - on the fence

Photo 10: Going away towards McClellan

Photos 11-12: South of Elk Grove approaching the CA-99 crossing.



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 08/21/10 21:48 by espeeboy.

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Train is stopped in Rosamond for food, per a group of foamers waiting at Palmdale Jct...

1220 - passing Hiland. (aka Cajon Summit)

1237 - passing Canyon.

1255 - passing Dike.

Wow...sounds like a fun chase...too bad the sun is at the wrong angle for optimum image quality

Tell me about it!

Mr. MRL - on to Pomona...

Who or what is UMAX...UMAX technologies??? Are they a new shipping outfit???

Leaving W. Colton any time soon?

Mr. MRL - @ Pomonia...

1525 - passed Pomona.

sd60m Wrote:
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> Who or what is UMAX...UMAX technologies??? Are
> they a new shipping outfit???

Joint operation just started by UP & CSX for domestic freight movement. These are new cans that just came from being made in China that were off-loaded in Portland. Being positioned mt in LAX for new business.

Butch

Smart looking train.Hope the model manufacturers are looking at the container pics.Thanks for the photos guys.
Regards,Daryl kay.

Just so everyone who didn't notice does, there's two variants of the UMAX cans. The ones seen in the roster shots and then the ones with the white trim seen in the going away shots

DeutzHDL Wrote:
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> Just so everyone who didn't notice does, there's
> two variants of the UMAX cans. The ones seen in
> the roster shots and then the ones with the white
> trim seen in the going away shots


No different boxes, most photos are the rear of the containers, the last shot shows the only view of the front of container. The front has white corners. Every box is riding backwards.

gmojim

Here's my shots from my usual boring Pepper Ave,West Colton spot (I have to watch my gas consumption these days!) And also a shot of some being deilvered to the Port of Los Angeles a few Saturdays ago.
Andy

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