Re: [CBQ] Re:SP trackage rights

["Mike Schattl" <mike@schattl.com>]

SP acquired trackage rights on the BN from Kansas City to Chicago sometime back in 1992-1993 as an adjunctive to it's recently acquired Chicago-St. Louis SPCSL route.

 

UP inherited the trackage rights with the UP-SP merger.

 

One of the early consequences of this arrangement is the drastic loss of traffic on the Aurora Branch, part of the original CB&Q.

With trackage rights on the BN (and BNSF), cars can now be interchanged at Eola Yard instead of at West Chicago.

 

Mike Schattl

 

----- Original Message -----

From: James Vivian

To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2012 7:42 AM

Subject: [CBQ] Re:SP trackage rights

 

--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, William Barber <clipperw@...> wrote:
>
> James,
>
> The trackage rights agreement originally developed with the Southern
Pacific and was inherited through merger by the U.P. I am not certain
when it started, but may have originated as a concession in the BN /
ATSF merger in 1995, although it may predate that point.
>
> Bill Barber
> Gravois Mills, MO
>
> On Oct 19, 2012, at 9:17 PM, CBQ@yahoogroups.com wrote:
>
> > SP trackage rights
> > Fri Oct 19, 2012 2:59 pm (PDT) . Posted by:"James Vivian"
jvivian765Does anyone know how/where the SP gained access from the west
to run
> > eastward on the Mendota Sub. and when this arrangement came into
being?
> > I know this must have carried over into the UP merger as I have have
> > seen run-through stack trains in the fairly recent past.
>Bill, It has to pre-date the BN/ATSF merger since I have photographed a
few SP trains in the mid 1980's and seen other photos from around then
as well.

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