Re: Railroader Rumors vs Railfan Opinions . . . 
| August 24, 2017 07:43PM |
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74ford Wrote:
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> Many of you can attest, the railroad runs on
> rumors... and coffee. So take any speculation
> you hear from a railroader with a grain of salt.
> I think the TP route would be valuable for BNSF
> given it's favorable connections in Pueblo, so
> there may be some really interesting reasons
> why a sale hasn't happened.
southparkline1 Wrote:
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> It would theoretically allow BNSF to run double-
> stack intermodal trains over the central corridor
> and into Utah if they acquired it, and I think that
> is what Union Pacific wants to prevent, based
> on a few conversations I've had with some UP
> Moffat employees.
If RailRoader rumors warrant a grain of salt, then RailFan opinions warrant at least a tablespoon – or maybe a full pound!
Nonetheless, to ensure better competition on the west coast - especially in the central valley of California, including Sacramento, Stockton and the Bay Area - IMHO when the U.P. was allowed to absorb the S.P., the former D&RGW and W.P. lines should have been sold to the BNSF, which already had a connection to the W.P. at Keddie and SFAIK trackage rights from there to at least Stockton (and Oakland & San José?). Oh, well. Sick Transit, Gloria Monday.
OTOH, maybe allowing U.P. to absorb the dilapidated disaster that was S.P. at the time was considered sufficient inhibition of their ability to compete with BNSF . . .
- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/24/2017 07:44PM by Russo Loco.
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> Many of you can attest, the railroad runs on
> rumors... and coffee. So take any speculation
> you hear from a railroader with a grain of salt.
> I think the TP route would be valuable for BNSF
> given it's favorable connections in Pueblo, so
> there may be some really interesting reasons
> why a sale hasn't happened.
southparkline1 Wrote:
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> It would theoretically allow BNSF to run double-
> stack intermodal trains over the central corridor
> and into Utah if they acquired it, and I think that
> is what Union Pacific wants to prevent, based
> on a few conversations I've had with some UP
> Moffat employees.
If RailRoader rumors warrant a grain of salt, then RailFan opinions warrant at least a tablespoon – or maybe a full pound!
Nonetheless, to ensure better competition on the west coast - especially in the central valley of California, including Sacramento, Stockton and the Bay Area - IMHO when the U.P. was allowed to absorb the S.P., the former D&RGW and W.P. lines should have been sold to the BNSF, which already had a connection to the W.P. at Keddie and SFAIK trackage rights from there to at least Stockton (and Oakland & San José?). Oh, well. Sick Transit, Gloria Monday.
OTOH, maybe allowing U.P. to absorb the dilapidated disaster that was S.P. at the time was considered sufficient inhibition of their ability to compete with BNSF . . .
- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/24/2017 07:44PM by Russo Loco.
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