Showing posts with label UP. Show all posts
Showing posts with label UP. Show all posts
Sunday, February 2, 2025

METRA's 16TH ST Tower to Close, Following CY

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I just got word that METRA's famed 16TH ST Interlocking tower at the triple crossing of the Alton (CNIC), Saint Charles Air Line and th...
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Friday, August 16, 2024

New Signals at Portland Union Station

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For the last year or more, Portland (Oregon) Union Station has been involved in a slow motion re-signaling project that will unfortunately ...
Sunday, July 21, 2024

Arizona's Sky Island SP Signals Vanish

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In southern Arizona one encounters the phenomena known as sky islands, where isolated mountain ranges, separated by harsh desert, become in ...
Sunday, May 5, 2024

Southern Caltrain Signaling Changes

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With Caltrain's new electrification set to kick off soon, I have been checking if there have been any additional signaling changes beyon...
Sunday, December 17, 2023

BNSF CTC Replacing Union Pacific Julesburg Sub ABS/TWC

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Just a heads up that about 24 miles of ABS/TWS (aka Rule 271) on the Union Pacific Julesburg Sub in northern Colorado is being converted to ...
Friday, January 6, 2023

Last SP Donner Pass Signals Retired

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This definitely falls into the category of a news story that fell through the cracks, but after a bit of uncertainty I can confirm that all ...
Friday, October 21, 2022

Fort Worth Tower 55 Facing Demolition

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In a huge surprise it seems that Fort Worth's iconic TOWER 55 is under threat of immediate demolition with work to begin on Monday, Nove...
Saturday, May 7, 2022

Union Pacific to Abandon ATC and ACS Effective June 1, 2022

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 Well after about 18 months of regulatory approval, Union Pacific is set to remove all mention of the CNW Automatic Train Control and more ...
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Friday, April 29, 2022

The Trials and Tribulations of Los Angeles' Closed Towers

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This post fits neatly into the "old news" category as the events I am noting took place something like 4+ years ago, but it will p...
Saturday, April 9, 2022

Union Pacific Automatic Cab Signal Training Videos

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 With the fate of UP's Automatic Cab Signal system unclear , I found what appear to be 1980's ACS training videos on Youtube.  The f...
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Saturday, February 19, 2022

Painted Ladies - North American Signal Paint Schemes

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In the age of steel and iron, paint was primarily used to protect the metal from corrosion, however in the world of railway signaling other ...
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Sunday, October 17, 2021

Nelson Searchlights Doomed by UP Geneva Sub Re-Signaling

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 I can confirm that the Union Pacific Geneva Sub (ex-Chicago Northwestern) re-signaling project that I previously reported on is looking re...