UP Power on CSX "S" Line in South Ocala, FL

Ocala Mike Sep 1, 2012

  1. Ocala Mike

    Ocala Mike TrainBoard Member

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    This photo was taken with my cell phone today (8/31) at 4:50 pm near a grade crossing in S. Ocala. I've never seen UP power on a freight down here before. Can anyone explain?
     

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    Ocala Mike, Sep 1, 2012
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  2. Ike the BN Freak

    Ike the BN Freak TrainBoard Member

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    Pool power, often RRs pool locos and so trains can run from one coast to another without changing locos.

    UP might have owed hours to CSX, and these locos are helping pay back those hours.
     
    Ike the BN Freak, Sep 1, 2012
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  3. Hytec

    Hytec TrainBoard Member

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    UP supplied about 25% of the power on CSX between New Orleans and Mobile for the past 20 years. By the same token, CSX power is seen on UP all the way to California
     
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