I passed by the 65th Street Yard last week on my way to taking Leif Ericcson Dr. to the Belt Pkwy. Every track in the yard was full of cars. I couldn't see if the team tracks where building products are delivered had cars spotted on it, though. Are these incoming cars from NYNJ Rail, waiting for NYA to pick them up, or are they empties that NYA is waiting for NYNJ Rail to ship over to New Jersey? Are the team tracks on the north side of the yard switched by NYA or by NYNJ Rail? Thanks.
1. Team tracks are to the right, err, west? of the yard ... 2 are OOS and are now a parkinglot for NYC DOT and NYPD, two more are used to service Tristate Brick.
2. That logjam is mainly empties for brentwood, loaded beer cars for Bayridge and Bushwich and a track of uselee dirt cars for the stalled move at Maspeth (that hole is empty now).
3. The reason why the yard is extra packed is becuase of several sequential problems, in no particular order:
A. A Tornado,
B. NYNJ and the death of their Float Bridge
C. Roslyn Road
D. Queens interlocking switch replacement.
These situations, pretty much one after another, screwed up what little flow was possible and plugged up the yard ...
And If you think that was full .. see what it will look like Monday evening at 5pm!
