Western Railroad Discussion > When even UP teases about the rotaries

UP's social media accounts posted this image today comparing the rotaries to a standard snowblower. Not a bad caricature of them - but also a tease since Donner seemed to have survived the recent onslaught without bringing them out!

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The bigger tease was decorating it in scarlet and gray...

Sadly, they probably don't have to manpower to run either one after PSR.

Who knew they had a sense of humor. That’s kind of clever. Thanks for sharing.

Randy in PHX

Posted from iPhone

Status of the Cheyenne rotary seems to be OOS?

DLM Wrote:
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> Sadly, they probably don't have to manpower to run
> either one after PSR.

I think they would find it so the RR could be opened as it gets to the point plows will not work. Sorry

BAB Wrote:
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> DLM Wrote:
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> > Sadly, they probably don't have to manpower to
> run
> > either one after PSR.
>
> I think they would find it so the RR could be
> opened as it gets to the point plows will not
> work. Sorry

LOL, I wouldn't count on that, UP would probably use it as an excuse to quit running trains - thus reducing the Operating Ratio.

I guess they were 33' school buses,,,,,

TJY

At least UP hasn't laid off the graphics or social media departments... yet.

They were probably all fired for doing something interesting to the fans.

Out

rgzfan Wrote:
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> So the snowplow is crewed by five reflective
> donuts? 

Those are the rotary windshield wipers. They're like the ones they use on ships.

rgzfan Wrote:
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> So the snowplow is crewed by five reflective
> donuts? 

If you don't know what those are, you really should just be quiet.

I think he might be making a funny and beyond that he pays the membership
just like everyone else.

Out 

easy on the trolling brother. 

have fun, be safe,
Bruce "Doc" Jones.  Sierra Madre CA 

Plowhandle Wrote:
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> rgzfan Wrote:
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> > So the snowplow is crewed by five reflective
> > donuts? 
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> If you don't know what those are, you really
> should just be quiet.

It's a caricature of a snow blower. What can I say about it? actually it isn't even coming out of the chute!

There's only a small gas powered snow blowers worth coming out of it
And what's that Windmill thing in the front center for? I think I've seen photos of them on top of posts.

Thanks for sharing. It's good they at least can make that. Even if the trains are are frozen to the tracks.

No it's not donuts--it's DVD's for backup for those wonderful useless alogarithims they think can replace...
that HORRIBLE expense--Employees.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/28/23 16:35 by SPBrooklyn.

Bet I can operate my snowblower a heck of a lot cheaper than the UP can theirs!  Mine WOULD DO MY DRIVEWAY FINE, if I could just get 18 inches of snow rather than the 5 so far this Winter!

How many people in management does it take?

I do believe based on my last trip thru Ed's dungeon that it was mentioned that the Cheyenne rotary is operable.

Out 

callum_out Wrote:
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> I do believe based on my last trip thru Ed's
> dungeon that it was mentioned that the Cheyenne
> rotary is operable.
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> Out 

But,,,,,,,,does anybody there know how? I don't mean how to "operate it", but how to maintain, service, and repair it?

DocJones Wrote:
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> easy on the trolling brother. 
>


Stupid responses when quiet is better.

Thanks for your opinion.