Western Railroad Discussion > UP Super Bowl Special

The UP west bound Super Bowl Special went through Benson, Az. at 11:55 AM AZ time 01 24 15. Four dome cars and a surprise ending. COCO

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What's so surprising?

The containers for liquids and the box car for ?????

DHarrison

DHarrison Wrote:
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> The containers for liquids and the box car for
> ?????
>
> DHarrison

Potable water? or extra fuel for self-contained cars + supplies for the Big Game Party!

KC - maybe some extra non-deflatable footballs too

Isn't that the Beer Keg car? ;^D

Ted Curphey
Ontario, OR

Boxcar must be for the chips, but shouldn't a reefer and the torch car be on there for the hot wings? ;^P

Ted Curphey
Ontario, OR

dan Wrote:
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> maybe the boxcar has stairs/ ramps to access the
> cars easier


Those extra steps are kept in the vestibule area.

they have much bigger steps than step boxes that can fit in the vestibule , may even have ramps for ADA type access



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/24/15 14:15 by dan.

When UP sends out a big train like this that is going to be a stationary entertainment, venue, those two cars can be expected. This has been the case for well over 15 years.

The Bulktainers contain potable water for the cars, which have to be watered at least twice daily. One carries #2 diesel fuel for the power cars. The box car carries a mind-numbing array of parts, tools and materials.

Realist Wrote:
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> When UP sends out a big train like this that is
> going to be a stationary entertainment, venue,
> those two cars can be expected. This has been the
> case for well over 15 years.
>
> The Bulktainers contain potable water for the
> cars, which have to be watered at least twice
> daily. One carries #2 diesel fuel for the power
> cars. The box car carries a mind-numbing array of
> parts, tools and materials.

At least there's still one express boxcar running on the UP.
Steve

wpjones Wrote:
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> At least there's still one express boxcar running
> on the UP.
> Steve


Just keep it away from dl and it will have a long, happy,
useful life.

Now that's a passenger train! Good catch!

Wow no steam leading the way on the train, and no E units either. What a shame for the heritage fleet to be in the mess that its in thanks to DL.

CS

It's a business trip not a fan train so no need for steam or heritage units. The trainis made up for Phoenins being a stub end terminal so the utility cars will be on the far side and open platform on the downtown side.

mococomike Wrote:
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> It's a business trip not a fan train so no need
> for steam or heritage units. The trainis made up
> for Phoenins being a stub end terminal so the
> utility cars will be on the far side and open
> platform on the downtown side.


The same could be said of the college world series of which the 844 always had the honors of pulling that train, I would be willing to bet that Omaha would have liked to have seen the E units pulling that train to the big game at the very least. The heritage program is for PR purposes not for fan trips in general. I can't think of more PR than the super Bowl.

CS



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 01/25/15 08:00 by CaliforniaSteam.

mococomike Wrote:
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> It's a business trip not a fan train so no need
> for steam or heritage units.

I vividly seem to recall UP 3985 making a pair of trips to Houston in 2004. The one in Jan/Feb was for the Super Bowl.

Pump

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