Feather River Thursday, 1987
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Thank you, Richard. And, yes, there are many rockslides in the canyon, both on the railroad and highway side.? The highway was recently closed by a side for a couple of months, but it has reopened. In bad weather, trains are preceded by hi rail vehicles to warn of track problems.? These were originally Ford Broncos (as the factory that made Broncos was served by WP) and the radio call signs of them are still "Bronco xxxx".? Now that Ford is making Broncos again, maybe UP will get some. Mike Tisdale
On Thursday, January 20, 2022, 03:38:58 PM PST, RICHARD GREENWOOD <steam.richard@...> wrote:
Greetings Fantastic shot I bet all the pw men (gandy dancers) always wear their hard hats. RSG
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¿ªÔÆÌåÓýMike, ? Are any of the old WP Broncos still and service.? If not, what does UP use now?? Do those Broncos work out of the crew districts? ? ? From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mike Tisdale via groups.io
Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2022 5:01 PM To: Alwyn Smith <alwyn.smith@...>; Assen Stoyanov <assenstoyanov@...>; Barry <fossilbarry@...>; Calrailfans <[email protected]>; Chris Bates <chrisbates31@...>; Dave Hodson <dave.hodson21@...>; Dieter Hochhaus <lehgudi.zwei@...>; Graham Bentley <graham.bentley@...>; Grahame McDonald <grahame_robert_mcdon@...>; Jock Adams <aajadams@...>; KennethRoberts <kenbobby1234@...>; Roderick Moore <engineman70c@...>; Simon Talbot <s.j.n.talbot@...>; Tony Green <lizandtony1986@...>; Vic Drake <drake.victor.g@...>; johnsagar@...; [email protected]; RICHARD GREENWOOD <steam.richard@...> Subject: Re: [ObservationCar] Feather River Thursday, 1987 ? Thank you, Richard. ? And, yes, there are many rockslides in the canyon, both on the railroad and highway side.? The highway was recently closed by a side for a couple of months, but it has reopened. ? In bad weather, trains are preceded by hi rail vehicles to warn of track problems.? These were originally Ford Broncos (as the factory that made Broncos was served by WP) and the radio call signs of them are still "Bronco xxxx".? Now that Ford is making Broncos again, maybe UP will get some. ? Mike Tisdale ? On Thursday, January 20, 2022, 03:38:58 PM PST, RICHARD GREENWOOD <steam.richard@...> wrote: ? ? Greetings ? Fantastic shot ? I bet all the pw men (gandy dancers) always wear their hard hats. ? RSG ?
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The WP Broncos have long since been replaced by hi rail pickup trucks.? I'm pretty sure that MOW crews drive them, not train operating crews. I THINK, not certain, that they run between Portola and Oroville or maybe Portola and James, as the danger of slides ends by the time the line gets to James.? James is a siding on the new line built in the early 1960s to bypass Lake Oroville when the dam was built.? ?It is visible from the highway in 2 places the line goes under the road, goes around a horseshoe curve, partly in a tunnel and then emerges to James siding and goes under the highway again. It is a few miles above Oroville. Mike Tisdale
On Thursday, January 20, 2022, 05:11:40 PM PST, Phil Burton <philip-b@...> wrote:
Mike, ? Are any of the old WP Broncos still and service.? If not, what does UP use now?? Do those Broncos work out of the crew districts? ? ? From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mike Tisdale via groups.io
Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2022 5:01 PM To: Alwyn Smith <alwyn.smith@...>; Assen Stoyanov <assenstoyanov@...>; Barry <fossilbarry@...>; Calrailfans <[email protected]>; Chris Bates <chrisbates31@...>; Dave Hodson <dave.hodson21@...>; Dieter Hochhaus <lehgudi.zwei@...>; Graham Bentley <graham.bentley@...>; Grahame McDonald <grahame_robert_mcdon@...>; Jock Adams <aajadams@...>; KennethRoberts <kenbobby1234@...>; Roderick Moore <engineman70c@...>; Simon Talbot <s.j.n.talbot@...>; Tony Green <lizandtony1986@...>; Vic Drake <drake.victor.g@...>; johnsagar@...; [email protected]; RICHARD GREENWOOD <steam.richard@...> Subject: Re: [ObservationCar] Feather River Thursday, 1987 ? Thank you, Richard. ? And, yes, there are many rockslides in the canyon, both on the railroad and highway side.? The highway was recently closed by a side for a couple of months, but it has reopened. ? In bad weather, trains are preceded by hi rail vehicles to warn of track problems.? These were originally Ford Broncos (as the factory that made Broncos was served by WP) and the radio call signs of them are still "Bronco xxxx".? Now that Ford is making Broncos again, maybe UP will get some. ? Mike Tisdale ? On Thursday, January 20, 2022, 03:38:58 PM PST, RICHARD GREENWOOD <steam.richard@...> wrote: ? ? Greetings ? Fantastic shot ? I bet all the pw men (gandy dancers) always wear their hard hats. ? RSG ?
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