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baz (93 posts)
Oct-14-01, 03:42 PM (EST) "Question about Marias Pass?" Being another Aussie , I would like to know more about the Marias Pass -- what Companies have used and now use the line and what sort of equipment is/was used.I did a run with AMTRAK over the Sierra Nevadas and the Rockies between SanFrancisco an Chicago years ago - and Marias Pass reminds me of that line - although I do remember that the AMTRAK train went through some narrow and exciting river gorges that have not been modelled in Marias Pass.Barry Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
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Subject Author Message Date ID RE: Question about Marias Pass? Macster Oct-14-01 1 RE: Question about Marias Pass? Xerxes Oct-14-01 2 RE: Question about Marias Pass? Kuchinator Oct-14-01 3 RE: Question about Marias Pass? Macster Oct-15-01 4 RE: Question about Marias Pass? blattan Oct-16-01 5 RE: Question about Marias Pass? dvdhoven Oct-16-01 6 RE: Question about Marias Pass? Kuchinator Oct-16-01 7

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Macster (148 posts)
Oct-14-01, 04:56 PM (EST) 1. "RE: Question about Marias Pass?" Hey,Currently, there are several trains that run Marias Pass, Amtrak and BNSF are the "main" players. Amtrak's Empire Builder trains 7/8 (Seattle Section) and 27/28 (Portland Section) normally run P42s and somethings, now rarely F40s. Marias Pass is 2.2% in spots, but I believe it is 1.8% most of the way up. On a really normal day, about 50 trainz run the hill, or at least the last time my friend did an overnighter there, but back then, the SD40 and SD40-2 was the the popular and the Dash 9 wasn't even thought of Hope this helpsBrian E. Bundridge
BNSF Scenic Subdivision MP 1.77
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Xerxes (59 posts)
Oct-14-01, 09:35 PM (EST) 2. "RE: Question about Marias Pass?" And I have another question. How do you pronounce Marias? Is it a lady's name? Ma rye ass? Or Ma ree as? Inquiring minds and all that...
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Kuchinator (207 posts)
Oct-14-01, 10:35 PM (EST) 3. "RE: Question about Marias Pass?" thats a very good question, i always pronounce it ma-rye-as.
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Macster (148 posts)
Oct-15-01, 02:35 PM (EST) 4. "RE: Question about Marias Pass?" I too say Ma-rye-as.Brian E. Bundridge
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blattan (16 posts)
Oct-16-01, 10:01 AM (EST) 5. "RE: Question about Marias Pass?" AFAIK, the route was built in the late 1800s and operated by the Great Northern Railway until 1970 when the Burlington Northern was created by the merger of several railroads. Burlington Northern Santa Fe was created by merger of BN and Santa Fe in the 1990s. I don't remember the year.Bert
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dvdhoven (64 posts)
Oct-16-01, 01:25 PM (EST) 6. "RE: Question about Marias Pass?" Hi,To give some addition:The Burlington Northern was formed in 1970 by the merge of:
- Great Northern Railways
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
- Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railroad
- Northern Pacific RailwayThe merge between Atchison, Topaka & Santa Fe Railroad amd Burlington Northern was in 1995Dick van den Hoven Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
Kuchinator (207 posts)
Oct-16-01, 04:12 PM (EST) 7. "RE: Question about Marias Pass?" hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm AH HA! so that explains what the AT was in ATSF.
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