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Heads up west coasters! UP1988 leads the ZMQLC 22

UP1988, UP4724, UP2624, UP4342, UP8241

Departing Mesquite TX at 7:30 am today.
Estimated departure YUMA AZ 06/23/2018 13:16 MDT
Estimated departure W COLTON CA 06/23/2018 19:08 PDT

Assuming another 1-1/2 hours to LATC, that puts it in there at 8:30 pm PT. That is a 39 hour schedule for 1477 miles if it takes the Alhambra Sub; 1483 on the LA Sub. That's 37.9 mph average speed. Pretty darn good! How often does it make a schedule that fast? Is that the scheduled time into LATC, or is there padding? And wonder what the available time is at LATC?

Bruce

My guess is that it will show up after midnight.

Scheduled Arrival Latc CA 06/24/2018 02:06 PDT

This train gets 5 units (BNSF style) more often than not now due to increased FedEx and UPS loadings. Certainly one of the hotter trains on the ex-T&P and Sunset now, maybe the hottest on specific days of the week.


Allen

KB5WK Wrote:
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> Scheduled Arrival Latc CA 06/24/2018 02:06 PDT

Does that allow for meeting UPS sorts for early morning delivery? The Shops is immediately adjacent to UPS's main LA central hub, but still a ways from others (Ontario, Anaheim, Aliso Viejo, others).

Bruce

Have you factored in the 2 hours gained going from CDT to PDT?

StStephen Wrote:
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> Assuming another 1-1/2 hours to LATC, that puts it
> in there at 8:30 pm PT. That is a 39 hour
> schedule for 1477 miles if it takes the Alhambra
> Sub; 1483 on the LA Sub. That's 37.9 mph average
> speed. Pretty darn good! How often does it make
> a schedule that fast? Is that the scheduled time
> into LATC, or is there padding? And wonder what
> the available time is at LATC?
>
> Bruce

Robert Pierce
Sugar Land, TX
SWRails.com

Scheduled Passing Beaumont CA 06/23/2018 17:37 PDT
Scheduled Arrival West Colton CA 06/23/2018 18:33 PDT

Going to try to catch it after off work at 4:15. Can someone please update and indicate if going straight through by Ontario Airport (Sunset) or south (Alhambra) when it hits West Colton? That will determine the path after work. Any and all replies are greatly appreciated!

Just passed Red Rock on the Gila Sub.  He left Tucson at 10:15AM AZT.

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Looks like he is stopped between Red Rock and Picacho per ATCS.

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Just passed Picacho on the Gila Sub.  UP1988 is now 2nd in the consist facing forward.

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Passed Casa Grande, AZ. 4x2 Configuration.

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Do you know estimated time for arrival in Yuma AZ?

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