Union Pacific 4014 Receives Drivers and Requests PTC Waivers for Three Steam Locomotives

Kinda surprised about the PTC waiver for 3985. I thought it wasn't going to run again.  Hope they make the fast approaching deadline.

 As a after thought, maybe the 3985 waiver is requested is because 3985's tender is going to be used by 4014?

Surprised they would request a safety waiver for their passenger trains (even in limited runs) with PTC being such a huge safety issue across the country. 

BobbyD posted:

Surprised they would request a safety waiver for their passenger trains (even in limited runs) with PTC being such a huge safety issue across the country. 

I believe that what they want is a modified PTC requirement for the steam locomotives.  Apparently PTC has features which aren't easily compatible with steam locomotives.

Stuart

Stuart posted:

BobbyD posted:

Surprised they would request a safety waiver for their passenger trains (even in limited runs) with PTC being such a huge safety issue across the country. 

I believe that what they want is a modified PTC requirement for the steam locomotives.  Apparently PTC has features which aren't easily compatible with steam locomotives.

Stuart

 

Right you are Stuart. However, if anyone from the UP had been participating at the various meetings with the FRA and other "steam operators", they would already know that the FRA has already understood and agreed with appropriate revisions to any PTC applications on steam locomotives.

Hot Water posted:

Stuart posted:

BobbyD posted:

Surprised they would request a safety waiver for their passenger trains (even in limited runs) with PTC being such a huge safety issue across the country. 

I believe that what they want is a modified PTC requirement for the steam locomotives.  Apparently PTC has features which aren't easily compatible with steam locomotives.

Stuart

 

Right you are Stuart. However, if anyone from the UP had been participating at the various meetings with the FRA and other "steam operators", they would already know that the FRA has already understood and agreed with appropriate revisions to any PTC applications on steam locomotives.

I'm pretty sure since they are dealing with a government agency that they still have to file paperwork to request that the revisions be applied to these particular locomotives.