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Discussion pertaining to all railroading subjects, past and present, in Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C.

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 #405978  by Conrail1990
 
Does anybody now how frequent Norfolk Southern trains run through Bear Delaware on a Daily bases.

 #408778  by riffian
 
Nightly (Harrisburg)Enola-Herrington, DE manifest in each direction. Runs Port Road to Perryville, NEC to Davis interlocking in Newark, DE, over to Porter Junction, then down the Delmarva. Occasional Amtrak equipment moves to the Bear Shop.
 #615422  by norfolksouthern89
 
NS 12G manifest train (daily) Enola, PA to Harrington, DE

NS 12G train through at Bear area like about between 3:30am to 4:00am, then NS 12G always stop at Jello Yard in Dover for cut few cars drop off at Jello Yard between in 4:45am to 5:00am then NS 12G leave and keep heads southbound. NS 12G always be stop (pause) near at Reeves, DE for while few a moment then finally NS 12G heads to Harrington..
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NS 13G manifest train (daily) Harrington, DE to Enola, PA

Sometime, you could to see NS 13G park near in Paradise Alley, and NS 13G train idling runs around for wait for crew coming up. NS 13G train always leave at early evening or late evening depend because sometime NS 13G stop at Felton, for pick empties stone cars or loaded sands at Tilcon company in Felton. Also, possible NS 13G will stop at Jello yard in Dover for pick some a cars while then time leave it.

Note: NS 13G leave at (3:00pm to 5:00pm) for only on weekend. And, NS 13G leave at (5:00pm to 7:00pm) for in a weeks.

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NS coal (loaded/empties) train (Anytime) From PA area and from west area to Millsboro, Delaware

They NS coal train always runs around in Delmarva Secondary at anytime! Mean, NS coal train can runs at night time or around at early in morning.