RFP released for 35 Next Gen Locomotives

[jis]

Yes but Woody mentions going farther north to Colo Springs. That presents a problem to turn the train, no? Splitting the train and going up to Denver seems the way to go, if anything,

But the first question to ask is how will it get to Colorado Springs. Which miracle will cause UP/BNSF to allow such a move anyway on the Joint Line? If by some miracle it manages to get to Colorado Springs, then it can use the wye at Manitou Jct. near Colorado Springs to turn around.

 

[neroden]

But the first question to ask is how will it get to Colorado Springs. Which miracle will cause UP/BNSF to allow such a move anyway on the Joint Line?

You mean the Joint Line which was created by the United States Railroad Administration during the nationalization of the railroads by Woodrow Wilson?
There's an example of the right type of miracle.

 

[Palmetto]

Yes but Woody mentions going farther north to Colo Springs. That presents a problem to turn the train, no? Splitting the train and going up to Denver seems the way to go, if anything,

But the first question to ask is how will it get to Colorado Springs. Which miracle will cause UP/BNSF to allow such a move anyway on the Joint Line? If by some miracle it manages to get to Colorado Springs, then it can use the wye at Manitou Jct. near Colorado Springs to turn around.

Oh I agree with you on the railroads' giving the okay to use their ROW. I still think going up to Denver would be the right move, given the fact that there is a connection possible to 5 & 6.