leemell
Conductor
UP is testing a 3.5 mile freight with nine engines, some embedded in the train. LA Times:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010...h-la-basin.html
Here is the direct link:"Safety, traffic concerns raised when 3.5-mile-long freight train rolls through L.A. BasinJanuary 12, 2010 | 1:16 pm
An apparently unprecedented super freight train -- extending some 3½ miles -- rolled through Southern California over the weekend, catching state regulators off guard and prompting concerns about potential safety risks and traffic delays, The Times has learned.
Union Pacific said the train was a test of equipment and ways to improve operating efficiency, but that the company does not have plans to run such trains regularly.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010...h-la-basin.html
Last edited by a moderator: