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aikorob

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"Miles of UP engines parked"
« on: May 05, 2016, 12:45:30 PM »
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http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-05-05/haunting-pictures-transportation-recession-freight-rail-traffic-plunges
I looked in Google Earth---find Cienega Creek bridge  in AZ, then pan eastward along the southern loop of track---there really is several miles of engines

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Re: "Miles of UP engines parked"
« Reply #1 on: May 05, 2016, 01:25:31 PM »
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I can attest to the crude drop in car demand. About 3 full trains worth (that I know of) of crude cars have been in storage on Reading & Northern tracks since Jan 2015.

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=514745&skip=1

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Re: "Miles of UP engines parked"
« Reply #2 on: May 05, 2016, 02:22:23 PM »
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Here's Grand Junction, CO a couple of months ago:



That's probably around a mile long, and several tracks wide. Roseville, CA looked almost as bad. Our conductor on the Zephyr said that it was due to declining coal traffic.
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Re: "Miles of UP engines parked"
« Reply #3 on: May 05, 2016, 03:44:16 PM »
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The former D&RGW Tennessee Pass line just west of the Royal Gorge at Parkdale, CO is being used for coal car storage.

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Re: "Miles of UP engines parked"
« Reply #4 on: May 05, 2016, 05:47:10 PM »
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I can attest to the crude drop in car demand. About 3 full trains worth (that I know of) of crude cars have been in storage on Reading & Northern tracks since Jan 2015.

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=514745&skip=1

Gettysburg & Northern is storing over 100 crude/ethanol tankers, takes up almost all available siding space.  Everyone was worried they were full because placards are still on cars.  :facepalm:

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Re: "Miles of UP engines parked"
« Reply #5 on: May 05, 2016, 05:53:32 PM »
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Gettysburg & Northern is storing over 100 crude/ethanol tankers, takes up almost all available siding space.  Everyone was worried they were full because placards are still on cars.  :facepalm:

because of the (almost) non-existent storage capacity at the refineries and the tankers floating  in circles at the terminals, I would not be surprised if this was tried