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UNION -PACIFIC RAILROAD C OMPANY
TWIN CITIES SERVICE UNIT
Januar 8, 1999
NR, Dennis Wanless
Fuel Operations Representative
Northern states Power Company
Department 03120
512 Nicollet Mall
renaissance S 10
Minneapolis, MN 55401
Dear Mr. unless
Plant Mana of y our NSP Kin Plant,
_11omsen,
complaint received b Thomas Co I
Reference a comp Said
comp was a reported mcident, on November 25,
from the Ba Police Department- he Power
1998, that involved ®n of our crews takin an entire train of coal throu Ba to t,
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Plant', a clear vio ati on of our a
crew did m' fact take an entire train int y our f aa�. This crew has b een.
Up on invesfi the
disciplined, and the will not tr this a
To reinforce our re q uij:ements (as we have a lot of new people), I issued BuUetmo #98 COPY
endosed. Each crew that g oes to the Kin Plant is g iven a copy of the Bulletin when the g o to
work. This will keep ever focused on the restrictions.
Sincerel
J. R_ Pan =*
Senior Mana Telm 'Mal Operations
ERC/1
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301,ffardman Avenue North, South it Paul, .� 55075 (651) 552-3901
01/14/99 THU 16:02 FAX 612 731 7305 NSP
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
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o So St, Paul, MN
December 2, 1998
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In 1984 the C&NW made an a (containin certain operatin restrictions),
with Northern States Power and the Cit of Ba to allow the railroad to ship coal b
rail to the Kin Plant. These restrictions are:
not more than half the train can move over the crossin
in Ba or at the NSP Kin Plant at one time
I0 Cit Ordinance prohibits blowin en whistle or blockin at crossin
between 2200 and 0600, except when an en is about to move from a
standin position
® no trains ma operate into or out of Ba between the hours of:
P.,
when handlin a loaded train to Ba with an empt train at the NSP
Yard, the empties must not be pulled or shoved north as to block an
crossin
when handlin loaded and empt trains into the Ba NSP facilit
limitin the blockin of crossin and mintnuzing noise must be of the
hi consideration
Arran to compl with these re
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J, R. Pannin
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