Western Railroad Discussion > UP1982 update

IGSMN5 17
UP1982, UP4697, UP8404
Estimated Departure Glogatso, CA 12/17/10 18:10
Estimated Departure Yuma, AZ 12/18/10 04:54
Estimated Departure Tucson, AZ 12/18/10 11:14
Estimated Departure Elpaso, TX 12/18/10 19:57
Estimated Departure Sweetwater, TX 12/19/10 08:50
Estimated Departure Ft Worth, TX 12/19/10 16:12
Estimated Departure Longview, TX 12/19/10 21:06
Estimated Departure Nlitrock, AR 12/20/10 04:01
Estimated Arrival Marion, AR 12/20/10 07:35

Thanks for the update, I have never heard of Glogatso though



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/17/10 17:12 by jhouchen.

jhouchen Wrote:
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> Thanks for the update, I have never heard of
> Glogatso though

Global Gateway South.

George

featherriverrails Wrote:
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> > Thanks for the update, I have never heard of
> > Glogatso though
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> Global Gateway South.
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> George


Is that where APL ships from?

featherriverrails Wrote:
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> > Thanks for the update, I have never heard of
> > Glogatso though
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> Global Gateway South.
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> George


aka The Port of Los Angeles on Terminal Island at APL/Eagle Marine Services just south of where the (failed) Los Angeles Export coal facility (LAXT) used to be (three track oval loop on the map).

http://wikimapia.org/12221127/APL-Container-Terminal-Global-Gateway-South

Thanks for the info guys! I still can't believe the demolished that coal facility after only a few years

jhouchen Wrote:
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> Thanks for the info guys! I still can't believe
> the demolished that coal facility after only a few
> years


Yeah, talk about a waste of CITY taxpayers' money!!! How long was it open for... like 3 or 4 years? Look up LAXT on Google maps and you will see a BNSF Intermodal train going around the "oval layout" :

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=reeves+field,+terminal+island+los+angeles+ca&sll=33.750214,-118.249884&sspn=0.029331,0.0633&ie=UTF8&hq=reeves+field,&hnear=Terminal+Island&ll=33.747939,-118.256332&spn=0.007333,0.015825&t=h&z=17