I thought Q390 dosen’t have UP Power anymore. Just look at the first picture to the top left and it says it all. http://www.trainorderpix.com/Berea.htm This not my Website. The only thing I could think of is Q390 had it’s power cut off in Williard and there was UP in Willard Yard sitting there for another assignment and this units were put on this train. Also yesterday which was the 11/11/09 there was a lot of Foreign Power through there. Just look at the date 11/11/09 and you can see all of the Foreign Power that came through.
Also, hows traffic doing in Berea right now, on Saturdays and Sundays?
Also, has there been more Foreign Power going through Berea then usual, lately?
In today’s motive power environment, just about anything is possible anywhere. I’ve seen Wisconsin Central and Soo here in the wilds of northern New York, and Conrail has been seen in California.
Which means there are no absolutes. Just because a railroad decides not to use runthrough power any more on a given train doesn’t mean that they won’t if the need arises. Could be a power shortage on the part of the home railroad, or a need to pay back HP hours on the part of the foreign road.
Tom, go back to your earlier thread and read again alstom’s reply. He says is is “less likely” that you will see foreign power on Q390. He then explains how CSX handles the power shuffle when you do see foreign power. It’s all pretty clear.
Your right, how could I miss that. It sounds to me like it’s getting confusing about Q377 connecting to Q390 in Williard heading Westbound towards Chicago.
Railroad operations is a dynamic environment. ‘Rules’ concerning used of foreign equipment (both power and cars) can and do change on a day to day basis. Just because they weren’t doing it last week, doesn’t mean they won’t do it today and they may not do it tomorrow.