Dubuque Dysfunction
CN L586 crosses the Mississippi River into Iowa with the IANR 4101 leading in phenomenal afternoon light, which for this job is almost unheard of.
These guys had a surprising amount of work across the river on the BNSF side, and they were ready to come back home about 1:00. After they ran around, it was quickly realized the 4101 wasn’t in BNSF’s PTC system. It took them about 3 hours to try everything possible to not run PTC-exempt, and they eventually just did instead.
Meanwhile, on the Iowa side, M338 had come to work Dubuque, but couldn’t due to otherwise blocking L586, who had 33 cars for him. The solution was to let M338 sit at Wood until it was back in the yard. CPKC K39 also showed up during this time, also looking to work Dubuque, and the CN denied them as well.
L586 finally crossed the river at 4:15 PM, 3 hours after they tried to come back. 338 finally began working almost immediately after, which would then prevent L565 from leaving for a few hours, despite that crew being on duty for over an hour. Talk about a mess.
Dubuque Dysfunction
CN L586 crosses the Mississippi River into Iowa with the IANR 4101 leading in phenomenal afternoon light, which for this job is almost unheard of.
These guys had a surprising amount of work across the river on the BNSF side, and they were ready to come back home about 1:00. After they ran around, it was quickly realized the 4101 wasn’t in BNSF’s PTC system. It took them about 3 hours to try everything possible to not run PTC-exempt, and they eventually just did instead.
Meanwhile, on the Iowa side, M338 had come to work Dubuque, but couldn’t due to otherwise blocking L586, who had 33 cars for him. The solution was to let M338 sit at Wood until it was back in the yard. CPKC K39 also showed up during this time, also looking to work Dubuque, and the CN denied them as well.
L586 finally crossed the river at 4:15 PM, 3 hours after they tried to come back. 338 finally began working almost immediately after, which would then prevent L565 from leaving for a few hours, despite that crew being on duty for over an hour. Talk about a mess.