Western Railroad Discussion > Rotary today?

Based off the previous thread, the UP is going to take the rotaries up the hill today for use this weekend. Are they heading out today? Is this still the plan? Any idea when they might be leaving?

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/24/17 07:53 by Anglingthewild.

Got warrant for track one @ 9:02am out of Roseville.

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Currently held at ROCKLIN due to issues clearing the AMtrak platform--9:44AM PT..
Rotary driver says he needs to run track 1 the whole way.
Being held for a Z train  (westbound i think )
fyi ROCKLIN is at MP 110 area on the Roseville Sub (Donner Pass) mainline.
This monitored at approx 9:44AM 2-24-17 friday on the broadcastify Sacramento Rocklin radio feed.
------ Daniel



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 02/24/17 09:51 by daniel3197.

Did the plow leave on or near on time?

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Sorry, slow on the uptake.

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Wonder why Rocklin would be a problem--
platform there is near rail level, isn't it?

Colfax is a problem on track 2, tho, with
a platform six inches above top of rail.
Probably the gouge on the platform now
is from a rotary.

I thought they identified that problem and fixed it a couple years ago.
SR

Just heard a detector on that scanner channel. Track 1, MP 111, 28 axles, speed 20 mph, temp 51 degrees. Could be the rotary??

Followed by Train 6 approaching Davis.

WB train on #1 just passed Applegate

Wow--stuck at Rocklin?  They had this same problem years ago when the UP ran them for the 1st time in many years.  No one remembered?  Old heads would have known.

10:20 AM rotarys going through Rocklin and then Loomis.

WB freight on track #1, clearing MP 129.8 at 10:50.

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Dispatcher: "Amtrak 6 - first time you've been ontime in two weeks. Will try to get you back on schedule."
(Leaving Sacramento)



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/24/17 11:22 by Cumbresfan.

Heads up. Rotaries through MP 129.8 EB at 11:20 AM

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daniel3197 Wrote:
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> Currently held at ROCKLIN due to issues clearing
> the AMtrak platform--9:44AM PT..
> Rotary driver says he needs to run track 1 the
> whole way.
> Being held for a Z train  (westbound i think )
> fyi ROCKLIN is at MP 110 area on the Roseville Sub
> (Donner Pass) mainline.
> This monitored at approx 9:44AM 2-24-17 friday on
> the broadcastify Sacramento Rocklin radio feed.
> ------ Daniel

What's the train/engine number for the rotary?
I gather the line over Donner is open. Is the rotary just going to clear some of the snow walls in preparation for the next storms?

> I thought they identified that problem and fixed
> it a couple years ago.

Maybe so-- I haven't been there lately.
If the platform's still six inches above
top of rail, the problem isn't fixed.

They're by me at Tunnel 26 (MP 132) @ 11:32
SR

The lead plow is SPMW 207 coupled to SPMW 8207. The plow on the rear of the consist is SPMW 209 coupled to SPMW 8208.

Rotary Driver?? How about operator

a6m20 Wrote:
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> The lead plow is SPMW 207 coupled to SPMW 8207.
> The plow on the rear of the consist is SPMW 209
> coupled to SPMW 8208.

Thank you!