Southern Tier - East of Binghamton

any updates on the work? is it completed yet?

Sunday Nights 11-17 SU-100 detouring through Selkirk on account of Bridge work at Lackawaxen......

Guess the bridge is going to be able to accept heavier tonnage as well

Has the work been completed in Binghamton? now that freezing temps and snow is here, I was curious if the new track was finished.

Drove by today and it looks like all of the construction work has been completed for now. Everything appears to be in service and cars are parked on the new sidings. The SD70's and SD45's that are for sale are also parked on one of the new tracks east of McDonalds on Court St. Even with the new trackage, there are still a lot of cars (mostly those empty FURX "dirty dirt" gons and frac sand hoppers) sitting on both the Erie mains between BD and the old CP Coles. From the sounds and looks of things, the sidings will eventually be extended, maybe when the weather breaks in the spring?

Dave

Happy New Year everyone! 2014 same old, same old for the east end!

Good thing I didn't renew that bet from last year!

While I wouldn't go jumping up and down just yet by any means, NS new "Port Connectivity" map/initiative was released today. It clearly shows the Eastern Tier to be used for rail shipments from PANYNJ to New England and Canada. This is the first time that NS, publicly, has acknowledged they still have plans on the table for the line. It also seems to indicate that the current NJ container routing via Allentown and Scranton may be on borrowed time as business grows and quicker transit times are required. The map is on the below link as well as contact information at NS.

http://www.nscorp.com/content/nscorp/en ... ivity.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Thoughts?

Thanks for posting this........though I wonder why the Toronto-bound traffic wouldn't be
routed via Buffalo, unless there isn't enough capacity via NS or on the Canadian side with
CP or CN, whomever NS would be partnering with?

Charlie

You are right... it is a very odd routing. I do wonder if this is because they do not feel that Portage Bridge can handle any increased traffic. They were pretty gung-ho about service direct to the "Buffalo Gateway" for the longest time.

They mention the Port of Buffalo, but do not show it on the map.

SecaucusJunction wrote:You are right... it is a very odd routing. I do wonder if this is because they do not feel that Portage Bridge can handle any increased traffic. They were pretty gung-ho about service direct to the "Buffalo Gateway" for the longest time.

That could be the entire reason, the bridge.

Here's a pdf that I saw posted on another forum that I am a member of. It may even be something
you and others have seen before, but interesting nonetheless.

Charlie

http://www.roadsbridges.com/sites/defau ... RB1113.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I'm with you, Charlie. Once the bridge is completed, the Toronto-Bingo line will be redrawn through Buff and down the western Tier. D&H still gets the Montreal and NE traffic. Bingo's role grows as the central point. All of this makes sense to free up capacity east of H-burg for the Crescent Corridor traffic growth to/from NJ. Also maintains a backup if something major were to ever happen between H-burg and NJ.

Poppyl

Good news indeed. When will this service begin? and what is the status of Portageville? Is it being replaced?

Here is information right from the NY DOT website

The current status of the project is In Development.
The Bid Opening is expected to be in Fall 2014.
Construction is expected to begin in Fall 2014.
Construction is expected to be completed in Spring 2016.

Portageville Bridge Project

Now remember that things might not really get rolling until the Panama Canal project is completed
and the Bayonne Bridge project is finished to raise the roadway and create clearance so the new
Panamax ships can reach Newark Bay.

Bayonne Bridge Clearance Project

And then? Make trips along the old "Delaware Division" and get shots trackside along the beautiful
scenery!!

Charlie