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UP halts work on Brazos hump yard, idles two others

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Posted by BaltACD on Friday, April 19, 2019 10:10 PM

jeffhergert
There's been talk about closing or maybe leasing out Proviso to a third party switching company.  I read a rumor on another site from guys out west that Roseville may be closed.  I seem to recall hearing that one of the humps at North Platte may be closed.

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Posted by kgbw49 on Friday, April 19, 2019 8:38 PM

I also referenced that on K.P. Harrier’s Sunset Route Two-Tracking Updates thread.

If they build long sidings like CN does, they may be 5 miles long to hold two trains, and built to mainline standards.

There also are just a few short gaps in double track in California that may be closed. I would suppose it all depends on how much Brazos Yard capital can be redirected.

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Posted by jeffhergert on Friday, April 19, 2019 6:19 PM

There's been talk about closing or maybe leasing out Proviso to a third party switching company.  I read a rumor on another site from guys out west that Roseville may be closed.  I seem to recall hearing that one of the humps at North Platte may be closed.

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UP halts work on Brazos hump yard, idles two others
Posted by Paul_D_North_Jr on Friday, April 19, 2019 6:01 PM

Link to Trains NewsWire article, which apparently hasn't made it here yet: 

http://trn.trains.com/news/news-wire/2019/04/18-up-halts-work-on-new-hump-yard-will-idle-two-others 

- PDN. 

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