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Beaumont Hill

Posted by Anonymous

on Sun, May 22 2005 3:06 PM

What's the traffic through the the pass these days? Is the east side through Banning double tracked?

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Posted by Anonymous

on Tue, May 31 2005 11:41 AM

Anybody even know where Beaumont hill is?

Posted by espeefoamer

on Wed, Jun 1 2005 6:06 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by S.A.Deerfield

Anybody even know where Beaumont hill is?

In southern California,on the SP main line between Colton and Indio,on the Sunset route.

Ride Amtrak. Cats Rule, Dogs Drool.

Posted by West Coast S

on Thu, Jun 2 2005 3:26 PM

Technically the line is not double tracked. I say technically, because back when SP banished steam for diesels they connected a number of the siding for quasi-double track operation. The same operating pattern has continued into present operations.

I've not been there of late, but I have no reason to doubt the place is jumping.

SP the way it was in S scale

Posted by kenneo

on Mon, Jun 27 2005 7:30 AM

The correct term, as used by the SP is "two main tracks". Two main tracks have signalling both ways on each track; double track has signalling just one way on each track.

The entire Sunset is being double tracked ("two main tracks" in SP parlance) by the UP. But at the rate they are doing the job, it is going to take quite a while.
Beaumont is reported to be operating at capacity.

Eric