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<blockquote data-quote="&#039;Lord Brown&#039;s bidding&#039;" data-source="post: 1209789" data-attributes="member: 32753"><p><strong>Re: UPS relies heavily on railroads to keep Chicago Area Consolidation Hub on schedul</strong></p><p></p><p>Thank you for this Cheryl!</p><p></p><p>I am an avid rail enthusiast; my dad and I often go to locations trackside to watch trains blow by, even in other cities. In fact, we have visited the line that serves CACH in Willow Springs, although we didn't see much that day in terms of rail traffic.</p><p></p><p>I've been a railfan since a very young age, long before I had even heard of UPS. However, my dad's and my favorites trains are the intermodal trains mentioned in the article, especially UPS trains because they are considered "hot" and thus are often seen going very fast (whatever the speed limit on the section of track it is on), with other rail traffic being shooed out of their way. Sometimes when one of these blows by going at a track speed of 60-70mph, I feel like my life has come full circle as I watch the gray trailers emblazoned with the gold and brown shield-now joined by an ever-growing number of cream-colored containers, their UPS ownership only hinted at by the "UPSU" reporting marks on the sides and the rear doors-ushering packages that probably include some I just picked up several hours befor (we love going train-watching on Friday nights and days before major holidays, when traffic picks up as railroads rush to get most of their crews home). </p><p></p><p>I don't just get sales leads for the points; I also do so so that i may perhaps entertain myself later on!</p><p></p><p>I am going to foward this link to my dad, who will find it a good read. In fact, it'll probably inspire him to launch train-simulator program he just got for his anniversary so that he can control a UPS hotshot himself!</p><p></p><p>Thanks again, Cheryl!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="'Lord Brown's bidding', post: 1209789, member: 32753"] [b]Re: UPS relies heavily on railroads to keep Chicago Area Consolidation Hub on schedul[/b] Thank you for this Cheryl! I am an avid rail enthusiast; my dad and I often go to locations trackside to watch trains blow by, even in other cities. In fact, we have visited the line that serves CACH in Willow Springs, although we didn't see much that day in terms of rail traffic. I've been a railfan since a very young age, long before I had even heard of UPS. However, my dad's and my favorites trains are the intermodal trains mentioned in the article, especially UPS trains because they are considered "hot" and thus are often seen going very fast (whatever the speed limit on the section of track it is on), with other rail traffic being shooed out of their way. Sometimes when one of these blows by going at a track speed of 60-70mph, I feel like my life has come full circle as I watch the gray trailers emblazoned with the gold and brown shield-now joined by an ever-growing number of cream-colored containers, their UPS ownership only hinted at by the "UPSU" reporting marks on the sides and the rear doors-ushering packages that probably include some I just picked up several hours befor (we love going train-watching on Friday nights and days before major holidays, when traffic picks up as railroads rush to get most of their crews home). I don't just get sales leads for the points; I also do so so that i may perhaps entertain myself later on! I am going to foward this link to my dad, who will find it a good read. In fact, it'll probably inspire him to launch train-simulator program he just got for his anniversary so that he can control a UPS hotshot himself! Thanks again, Cheryl! [/QUOTE]
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