Mixed freight southbound at Highbridge today at 12:45. Lots of green trash cars,also some black ones. Rest of consist white reefers and box cars. Could not get engine #"s they were behind car wash building, was on Deegan.
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Mixed freight southbound at Highbridge today at 12:45. Lots of green trash cars,also some black ones. Rest of consist white reefers and box cars. Could not get engine #"s they were behind car wash building, was on Deegan.
Spotted transfer to Oak Point on Hell Gate around 9:45am. Seen from Willis Av Bridge, it had empty welded rail cars on rear.
Saw 402 at BN around 9:00 am yesterday.
This morning 401 at Highbridge with 4 M-7's, could they be returned sets from Arch Street Yard for PTC installation ?
12:45pm today southbound freight mostly trash cars getting on link at Highbridge. Saw engines further down near 149th looked like two GP 38's not sure couldn't see numbers.
Question regarding picture of box cars from derailment, to get them out of there do they bring in a crane to re-truck them, if they are not too badly damaged? If they are pretty bad do they cut them up on site? It does not look like the NS cars in the picture are too badly damaged.
Noel makes a very good point about NIMBY's. Also a lot of folks seem to throw out ideas about what can be done with this traffic but seem to not realize cost factors, lack of industry and freight using customers. Scenery and nostalgia are great but you need to take real world factors into context. I...
interesting find in legal section of NY Post today. ''MTA Request for Expressions of Interest, Beacon Line Opportunities,City of Beacon to Putnam County Line.'' MTA Metro North seeks expressions of interest for the economic utilization of all or part of the27.6 mile route of Beacon Rail Line from Ci...
Coming down Deegan this am saw 2 SD-60s lite at the North end of Highbridge shop on the link around 6:00am .When I got past Macoobs Dam Bridge I saw Q431 stretched out on link moving south, could not see power on front end. It was mostly green trash cars and some manifest freight. It seemed strange ...
8762 and8842 leading Q431 5:55am yesterday entering OP link at Highbridge, empty trash C&D cars and general freight. Came back uptown it was stretched out back to 161 St stopped on link 6:50am. Were they waiting for clearance to the yard or setting out green trash cars?
Housatonic Railway train derails in Gaylordsville section of New Milford CT Sunday morning around 1am. Train was headed north from Danbury to Canaan.
Sorry Track Loading Vehicle
Thought so Dutch, tough to see from Deegan at 55mph, Thanks
12:45pm Tues 8762 and 8869 with mixed freight and green and brown trash cars entering the link at Highbridge. Outlaw or coming down on different schedule?
Truck Loading Vehicle and AAR coach parked north of building at Highbridge on Mon 4-25. Tues. 4-26 mini bomb set with BLG20 #112 parked on adjacent track @5:50 am.