Hi all, I'm trying to find out more info about train UPX. Specifically, I'm in search of an Operating Data Sheet for it. There's one big PDF of ODS's on the forum, but the UPX isn't included in it. The sheets are all 1978 and newer. The train appears in the Feb 1, 1976, Southern Division ETT, but is gone in the April 22, 1979, Northern and Southern Division ETT's. My best guess is at its a similar operation to train KCX, and by extension the NWF and FSE, just a south bound version of it, but I would like to confirm that if possible. Thanks in advance
Interesting, I have never heard of "UPX". It does not appear in the 3/1/1977 Operating Data Sheet set that I have. It does not appear on a 4/1/1977 Frisco Freight Schedules diagram/map. What subdivisions include a schedule for UPX?
Northern Division and Southern Division ETT 3A, Feb 1, 1976. It was scheduled to depart KC at 5 AM and arrive at Birmingham at 7:30 the next morning. http://frisco.org/shipit/index.php?threads/northern-division-ett-3a-february-1-1976.9968/ http://frisco.org/shipit/index.php?threads/southern-division-ett-3a-february-1-1976.10046/ The next ETT I have for both is 1979. There's a lot of changes in train numbers between 76 and 79 I've been trying to sort out. Based off your documents, those changes were made sometime between Feb 76 and Mar 77.
I might have stumbled in to answering my question. https://fobnr.org/notwp/carr/bntr0b.htm "SLSF train No 37 connected with UP train FCOP from North Platte. SLSF train No 37 retained the same number after the merger with BN. Train No 37 was deleted in March 1983." Train number No 37 disappeared out of the ETTs the final years of Frisco operations, or at least the ETT's and ODS's we have on the forums currently. This would indicate that train No 37 was brought back in to the schedule sometime in 1980, and based on the UP connections listed elsewhere, this would fit right in to the puzzle of that 4th train missing from the Frisco ETT's. I wanted to come back and answer this thread directly, but I'll do more discussion here: http://frisco.org/shipit/index.php?threads/frisco-run-through-operations.13399/page-5
