Western Railroad Discussion > UP (ex-SP) in Oregon

Hi everyone! I'm trying to get a picture of what UP's operations look like on the old SP in Oregon now, and I think I pretty much have it, but there are some lingering questions. I'd appreciate any assistance with corrections to the below, and any informations on "scheduled" times if you have them!

The questions:
Which trains (if any) are doing block swap work at Eugene and Klamath Falls?
Is any train currently working Gilchrist Junction?
Are any locals operating out of Klamath Falls?
How many helper sets are working out of Oakridge, and what symbol are they using?

PORTLAND
IBRLC
MPDRV
MPDWC
MPDEU (with work at Clackamas and Salem)

SALEM
LIA42 Salem-Canby
LIA43 Salem-Halsey

EUGENE
MEUPD (work at Millersburg, Salem, and Clackamas)
MPWWC
LIW44 Eugene-Springfield

CALIFORNIA
MRVPD
MWCPT
MWCEU
ZLCTM

...what an anemic list it is these days. Of course, this doesn't account for the grain trains.

Also, moving away from the SP territory, is LID44 still handling the Hinkle-The Dalles turn? Which trains work Hood River and Pendleton?



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/01/21 21:51 by rails_etc.

UP made alot of pre-merger promises for this route, but...................

The MPDEU also picks up Canby southbound on Friday-Saturday nights so the LIA42 has a clear track to set out into on Sunday afternoon.

Dick Samuels
Oregon Pacific Railroad

EMDSW-1 Wrote:
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> The MPDEU also picks up Canby southbound on
> Friday-Saturday nights so the LIA42 has a clear
> track to set out into on Sunday afternoon.
>

Ah, so that would mean LIA42 only goes to Canby Sunday through Thursday?

rails_etc Wrote:
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> EMDSW-1 Wrote:
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> -----
> > The MPDEU also picks up Canby southbound on
> > Friday-Saturday nights so the LIA42 has a clear
> > track to set out into on Sunday afternoon.
> >
>
> Ah, so that would mean LIA42 only goes to Canby
> Sunday through Thursday?

For now the LIA42 goes to Canby once a week on Sunday with up to 30 cars for the OPR. They also go to Woodburn at least one day a week to switch a couple of industries there.

Dick Samuels

There are 2 sets of power at Oakridge; 2 units each for rearend helpers; when a grain train comes they hook the 2 sets together and are 4 midtrain helpers----- usually put them on at Lookout---- one siding north {west] of Oakridge. When unit crude trains run the same; but none of them around since covid. Baring no problems or long waits for meets; the rear end sets make a shove to Cascade Summit and are back in Oakridge in roughly 4 hours--- maybe a bit less. Heavy grain trains a little longer.David.---- oh, and they hook the rear end helpers on right there at Oakridge



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/02/21 19:09 by op11.

op11 Wrote:
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> There are 2 sets of power at Oakridge; 2 units
> each for rearend helpers; when a grain train comes
> they hook the 2 sets together and are 4 midtrain
> helpers----- usually put them on at Lookout----
> one siding north {west] of Oakridge. When unit
> crude trains run the same; but none of them around
> since covid. Baring no problems or long waits for
> meets; the rear end sets make a shove to Cascade
> Summit and are back in Oakridge in roughly 4
> hours--- maybe a bit less. Heavy grain trains a
> little longer.David.---- oh, and they hook the
> rear end helpers on right there at Oakridge

Ah  yes, I noted a BNSF powered grain train at Albina Yard in Portland yesterday, scraatch that, Sunday!.  Three untis on south end so I assumed, perhaps wrongly, that it was a load going to California, and thereby, I had forgotten to report it for the fans to the south.  My bad!  A double bad!

Robert