This past week UP was pulling a consist of containers to Moab, Utah that was very unusual. Each car had two containers, one slightly smaller than the other, all the same color. Two of the AAR marks were ESMB & ESUU. Neither of these marks are on the web AAR listing. Who do these container belong to? Why are they headed to Moab? Must have been heavy since they had two units in front and one DP unit on the rear. Does anyone have an answer? Story?
This might have something to do with the cleanup of the uranium ore mill tailings pile near the Colorado river. People have been in a huff because of the possibility of the radioactive tailings reaching the river. What they don’t take into account is that there is a fair amount of radioactive material in put into the river from natural erosion.
Most likely the parting-out of the decomissioned mill below Emkay on the ex-DRGW Kane Creek Branch or some of the remediation equipment moving out.
(The same folks whining probably live in brick houses that emit and they don’t know it)