IRM's 1630 w/135 Coal Hoppers

Blabby teenage males...acting like females.   Otherwise not too bad, the potential "mood" was there !

These 2 videos are much better

How much money would the museum make for such storage? Would this mean temporary loss of demonstration trackage?

Tommy posted:

How much money would the museum make for such storage?

I would doubt that anyone from IRM would post the price per car, per day they negotiated with the UP. Since the IRM stored 300 cars for the UP, I would suspect that was a real windfall for their bottom line.

Would this mean temporary loss of demonstration trackage?

No, as most of those 300 cars were stored on the IRM main line trackage, which sees no operations over the winter, since the Museum is closed.

You can really hear and feel the power in the Q   SD24.....and she's not even wound up yet !

Hot Water posted:

Tommy posted:

How much money would the museum make for such storage?

I would doubt that anyone from IRM would post the price per car, per day they negotiated with the UP. Since the IRM stored 300 cars for the UP, I would suspect that was a real windfall for their bottom line.

Would this mean temporary loss of demonstration trackage?

No, as most of those 300 cars were stored on the IRM main line trackage, which sees no operations over the winter, since the Museum is closed.

 

From what I understand, the cars were supposed to be gone by the Memorial Day weekend.  They weren't, so there was a shortened ride on the 28th and 29th, much to the dismay of the patrons.  I also understand there was a penalty involved if they weren't off the property by a certain date.

I don't think UP paid the storage fees, the car owners did.

Rusty

Spoony81 posted:

These 2 videos are much better

Agreed!

Nice to see the old girl can still do the real work at 98 years old.

Reminds me of the old PFM ad for their HO Russian Decapod back in the 60's, which used this alleged quote from a Frisco yardman: "Those things will haul everything out of the yard including the yard office."

Rusty

I was at IRM with my son on Sunday, the 29th, riding the heavyweight coach train pulled by Frisco 1630, just before they began prepping to haul out those stored cars. The conductor on our car told us that IRM was getting $2.50 per car, per day in storage fees. So depending on how many days they were stored there (assume say 180 days) and at 135 cars (if that was all of the stored cars), then IRM earned over $60k.

That's a decent chunk of funds that IRM can make good use of, considering how many locomotives, cars, track, buildings, etc. they're trying to keep in shape and operating. Plus they now have a $700k project to construct the turntable pit for their new / old turntable they just received from UP. I joined the museum that day just to toss some cash their way. They sure need it.

Tom

Good to hear her working some,  great videos also. 

NYC2UP posted:

I was at IRM with my son on Sunday, the 29th, riding the heavyweight coach train pulled by Frisco 1630, just before they began prepping to haul out those stored cars. The conductor on our car told us that IRM was getting $2.50 per car, per day in storage fees. So depending on how many days they were stored there (assume say 180 days) and at 135 cars (if that was all of the stored cars), then IRM earned over $60k.

That's a decent chunk of funds that IRM can make good use of, considering how many locomotives, cars, track, buildings, etc. they're trying to keep in shape and operating. Plus they now have a $700k project to construct the turntable pit for their new / old turntable they just received from UP. I joined the museum that day just to toss some cash their way. They sure need it.

Tom

Good information, however, I have since learned that the car total was 400 cars, and that last remaining set of 135, was just the final "unit train set" to depart.

I'm waiting for the video that shows the entire 135-car consist. 

'Cause 135 cars of anything running on a museum railroad is such an ordinary everyday event, right?

---PCJ

RailRide posted:

I'm waiting for the video that shows the entire 135-car consist. 

'Cause 135 cars of anything running on a museum railroad is such an ordinary everyday event, right?

---PCJ

Search YouTube for IRM 1630 135 car hopper train.  There have been more than two videos posted, last I checked.