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Anyone know why they don't use the wye that was built over the old roundhouse for turning equipment? Track condition maybe?

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They do still use it. It's called the cinder pit wye. The reason it doesn't see as much use any more is that it's not as convenient. Power for the road trains is usually parked in front of the tower any more. Getting at the cinder pit wye from the tower requires handling a lot of extra switches and time making your way to the back of the yard. Easier to just run down to the Sunnyside wye instead.
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SD80MAC wrote:
Tue Oct 13, 2020 1:27 pm
They do still use it. It's called the cinder pit wye. The reason it doesn't see as much use any more is that it's not as convenient. Power for the road trains is usually parked in front of the tower any more. Getting at the cinder pit wye from the tower requires handling a lot of extra switches and time making your way to the back of the yard. Easier to just run down to the Sunnyside wye instead.
Also, isn’t it too short to turn two or more modern 6-axles at once?
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Saturnalia wrote:
Tue Oct 13, 2020 2:36 pm
SD80MAC wrote:
Tue Oct 13, 2020 1:27 pm
They do still use it. It's called the cinder pit wye. The reason it doesn't see as much use any more is that it's not as convenient. Power for the road trains is usually parked in front of the tower any more. Getting at the cinder pit wye from the tower requires handling a lot of extra switches and time making your way to the back of the yard. Easier to just run down to the Sunnyside wye instead.
Also, isn’t it too short to turn two or more modern 6-axles at once?
You can fit 2 typical wide-nose GEs on the cinder pit wye, but no more than that. I turned a pair of AC6000s on it one night and it took every inch of rail to do so.
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I thought I had heard that the track from the diesel house lead to the wye is OOS.
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trnwatcher wrote:
Tue Oct 13, 2020 4:56 pm
I thought I had heard that the track from the diesel house lead to the wye is OOS.
That would be the dispatch track, IIRC.
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It would seem that the wye at Sunnyside is the popular choice for turning power. I'm curious if and when the wrecking ball will hit the empty engine house.

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dave989 wrote:
Sun Oct 18, 2020 8:52 am
It would seem that the wye at Sunnyside is the popular choice for turning power. I'm curious if and when the wrecking ball will hit the empty engine house.
For now the engine house is still used by MOW, the signal department and the radio/communications department.
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