Question about train 995...

[doepack]

According to the current schedule, it's the last shuttle run of the night leaving Southeast at 1:44am, but only goes as far as Dover Plains. Why isn't this run extended all the way to Wassaic, which is just five more miles north?

[Steamboat Willie]

To my knowledge, when service was extended to Wassaic, part of the agreement was the last train would terminate at Dover. I can tell you from personal experience that there is the occasional occurrence where 995/9995 would operate to Wassaic for an equipment swap up north (we would highball from Dover to Wassaic after our passenger work was done.) We would bring down a maxi from Wassaic to Put Jct as 2902 so it could be inspected/fueled. That was usually happening on Sundays, however I am unsure what the routine is now.

[GirlOnTheTrain]

There was a rather, erm...lively debate, complete with whiny NIMBY posts a few years ago about this subject. That can be found here.

[doepack]

Via the link provided (thanks naugatroll), I found the answer to my question amid a little whining here, some bickering there, and even a couple of doses of topic drift. I actually found it somewhat entertaining for a while.

But eventually, the discussion got to be just a little TOO lively, IMO. Thanks again...