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The GP-38-2's had 1 prime mover,unless you had 2 GP 38-2's on the head end, or as is done from Montauk,the power was wyed and coupled to the power pack on the trip home.

Find a wye to turn the consist,,Fuel for the power can be brought in by truck,hire a contract maintenance crew for simple running repair and bring in "merry maids" to clean the consist and a "Honey Wagon" to handle restroom waste material. Install ground power for layovers and fr...

From the pic,the car is"mounted" and tied into power,water and sewer.

The FBI will still pursue and Arrest him,,Judge will figure out what will be done after trail.

Believe KO to GY has an exemption from PTC for now,MBS is still used with only 1 train moving under Positive Block between KO and GY. Eastern Montauk Branch was converted to CTC,Cab Signals,ATC,and ACSES,due to more trains and service needs. MN was doing that between Devon and Waterbury,but that seg...

RDB,UP wants too much $$$$$$$ to restore the Phoenix Sub Rail removed near Kofa AZ,what remains past Buckeye AZ is car storage at best.

Figure on Roadswitchers demoted to yard power,Should be a few rigged for ACSES to work locals in MN /Amtrak (hellgate) territory

NJT JUST Barely got their act together on the ACSES installation, IT takes TIME to undo the damage done by ex-Gov Christie.

Covid has made hash out of lots of "Mom & Pop"eateries/small businesses by enforced closings ,not sure if MTA(Landlord) gave them any breaks on rent
Some will survive, others will bite the dust and close.

Depending on how the PAR/PAS sale/split goes,Florida via Springfield may be possible,Coast Guard Doesn't give in easily on the Bridges for the"Weekend Fleet" crowd

For NOW Gateway/Portal Bridge are the BIGGEST NEEDS,then bringing back DAILY service on the LD routes is NEXT.
New routes would be nice,BUT, will the host RR's allow them?

If there was a detour to the UP at Deming,#3 would have been non-stop to LAUS might have been a possible stop at Maricopa for a delayed bus to Flagstaff from Phoenix Sky Harbor IM facility(Bus Hub).

Bus option was not useable,I 40 in AZ was closed,to detour south to the UP was a possibility but would need a pilot from the SW RR Rincon to Deming , BNSF pilot Belen to Rincon Add the Car vs freight at Seligman to the Delay of #3(23) with a hold out at Barstow,for #4(25)and held at Barstow platform...

Could we see a new CRSA region be setup for Boston Regional freight service?
The other option would be contract service by G&U or Mass Central.