Freight trains near Newton?

The last couple of mornings between 0400 and 0500 I've been awakened by the low throaty mummer of diesal locomotives and the sound of their horns as they pass between Newton and Plaistow. I live in Merrimac, about two miles from Newton Junction. Any one have information on where they're going to/coming from? This morning it sounded like there were two, one going north and a while later another going south. Appreciate your responses.
Best regards,
Rodger

Perhaps you are hearing the New Hampshire North Coast sand train.

CSX Conductor wrote:Perhaps you are hearing the New Hampshire North Coast sand train.

That would be my guess, also. Its symbol is BODO.

I thought DOBO ran nights?

I have seen freight running through Exeter, southbound, at about 9/9:30 am.

The DOBO usually is returning to Dover around that time if I have understood it correctly. Bernie should be able to shine some light on it; he's got the Guilford Timetable book or something of that nature. The thing never leaves his side.

b&m 1566 wrote:The DOBO usually is returning to Dover around that time if I have understood it correctly. Bernie should be able to shine some light on it; he's got the Guilford Timetable book or something of that nature. The thing never leaves his side.

Thanks Brian. Apparently this is my loving sidekick! The Guilford Railfan Timetable.. haha!

Hmm well lets see. I can see right in front of me:

Guilford Train "POMO" Comes through Newton Jct at arround 04:31 AM as this schedule says, that would be it in the area as far as going est (TO BOSTON)

What I have for NHN, the train comes off it's branch and gets to Dover arround 7:00PM, then re-crews leaving as Pan Am Train DOBO, leaving at 7:45PM, passing Newton Jct at 8:30PM.

As far as East, lets see..I can't see anything arround that time frame you said at night

Again Pan Am dosn't really have any sort of "schedule" but who knows. My timetable is from 2005, but it is fairly good I feel. I hope a update comes out soon, with all the MBCR Schedule changes, I can't keep up!

I'd take those freight schedules with a mountain, as opposed to a grain, of salt. POMO isn't even a symbol anymore.

GP40MC 1116 wrote:

b&m 1566 wrote:The DOBO usually is returning to Dover around that time if I have understood it correctly. Bernie should be able to shine some light on it; he's got the Guilford Timetable book or something of that nature. The thing never leaves his side.

Thanks Brian. Apparently this is my loving sidekick! The Guilford Railfan Timetable.. haha!

Hmm well lets see. I can see right in front of me:

Guilford Train "POMO" Comes through Newton Jct at arround 04:31 AM as this schedule says, that would be it in the area as far as going est (TO BOSTON)

What I have for NHN, the train comes off it's branch and gets to Dover arround 7:00PM, then re-crews leaving as Pan Am Train DOBO, leaving at 7:45PM, passing Newton Jct at 8:30PM.

As far as East, lets see..I can't see anything arround that time frame you said at night

Again Pan Am dosn't really have any sort of "schedule" but who knows. My timetable is from 2005, but it is fairly good I feel. I hope a update comes out soon, with all the MBCR Schedule changes, I can't keep up!