PTC Killing More
With the pending cancellation of the lease from BNSF, the MRL started the ugly process of upgrading everything for PTC compliance, which meant the death of any and all searchlights. Contractor crews were working fast along the 2nd Sub east to west, with replacements almost all the way to Helena by the time we made it out last summer. Splitting the short timers at the east end of Louisville, the Helena local flies back to Helena after getting hosed by a stalled train on Winston and multiple trains at Townsend.
PTC Killing More
With the pending cancellation of the lease from BNSF, the MRL started the ugly process of upgrading everything for PTC compliance, which meant the death of any and all searchlights. Contractor crews were working fast along the 2nd Sub east to west, with replacements almost all the way to Helena by the time we made it out last summer. Splitting the short timers at the east end of Louisville, the Helena local flies back to Helena after getting hosed by a stalled train on Winston and multiple trains at Townsend.