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The New Fourth Street
Not the solution to a problem, but one of the many causes.
Union Pacific's new Roseville, California to Los Angeles, California (Fourth Street) manifest blasts through the west switch at Thornton, with clear rails as it heads for the Fresno Subdivision at El Pinal as it's journey for the LA Basin continues after meeting the Interstate 5 Z-train at Phillips.
Big changes are on the horizon as, these trains are meant to act as a replacement for the LA Basin Hauler; as Union Pacific's efforts to transform the Hump Yard at West Colton into a Intermodal Ramp pick up the pace (should become a West Coast version of the Global 2/Proviso arrangement in Illinois). Once the train gets down to the Los Angeles area it will set-out it's Chino, Mira Loma and Kaiser area traffic at Montclair which is being heavily retrofitted as well before arriving at Fourth Street. Only time will tell if this is a good move in the long run, as Roseville which hasn't really had any modernization projects since the Southern Pacific days is hard pressed to get these trains; out let alone process and block out the new influx of loose car traffic from the far corners of the system.
At least the searchlights are here still, then again their time is also fast approaching..
The New Fourth Street
Not the solution to a problem, but one of the many causes.
Union Pacific's new Roseville, California to Los Angeles, California (Fourth Street) manifest blasts through the west switch at Thornton, with clear rails as it heads for the Fresno Subdivision at El Pinal as it's journey for the LA Basin continues after meeting the Interstate 5 Z-train at Phillips.
Big changes are on the horizon as, these trains are meant to act as a replacement for the LA Basin Hauler; as Union Pacific's efforts to transform the Hump Yard at West Colton into a Intermodal Ramp pick up the pace (should become a West Coast version of the Global 2/Proviso arrangement in Illinois). Once the train gets down to the Los Angeles area it will set-out it's Chino, Mira Loma and Kaiser area traffic at Montclair which is being heavily retrofitted as well before arriving at Fourth Street. Only time will tell if this is a good move in the long run, as Roseville which hasn't really had any modernization projects since the Southern Pacific days is hard pressed to get these trains; out let alone process and block out the new influx of loose car traffic from the far corners of the system.
At least the searchlights are here still, then again their time is also fast approaching..