Compiling a Map of All Yards and Common Eastern MA Runs

Hey guys, hoping you all can help me out here.

For yards that Pan Am either owns or utilizes, I have the following:

AY
BA
BO
BK
DO
ED
FI
LA
MA
NA
NM
PO
RU
SE
WA
WJ

Is there any sort of classification for yards? I'm going to have an icon for each yard, preferably in 3 sizes representing a "major", "moderate", and "minor" yard based on how active a yard is or how much volume they receive. Speaking of minor yards, does the one in Salem, MA have a symbol?

And if I could get a list of common runs through Eastern MA (within MA borders and east of Ayer) that would be great. ie: POED/EDPO (not eastern MA specific, but it does run through eastern, MA).

I wouldn't consider the one in Salem a yard anymore, its pretty much just a runaround. And its known as the Danvers Industrial Branch.

Also if you want to consider Ayer part of it you have

AYMO/MOAY
AYWA/WAAY
POSE/SEPO
AYSE/SEAY (Rare)

Then there are:
DOBO
LAEV
NMSE
NMED

Then there is RJJC but thats pushing it, although it does run east of Ayer, but not by much.

I'm sure theres some I'm missing

Major yards in the time table have their own pages with track diagrams.

If I remember, they were Deerfield, Ayer, Lawrence, Rigby and Waterville. Coulda been more, I forgot.

newpylong wrote:Major yards in the time table have their own pages with track diagrams.

If I remember, they were Deerfield, Ayer, Lawrence, Rigby and Waterville. Coulda been more, I forgot.

Old Town, Bucksport, Northern Maine JCT, Rileys, Rumford, Nashua, Fitchburg, Gardner, Plainville and Waterbury are also in the timetable. I wouldn't consider them all major though.

jr145 wrote:I wouldn't consider the one in Salem a yard anymore, its pretty much just a runaround. And its known as the Danvers Industrial Branch.

Also if you want to consider Ayer part of it you have

AYMO/MOAY
AYWA/WAAY
POSE/SEPO
AYSE/SEAY (Rare)

Then there are:
DOBO
LAEV
NMSE
NMED

Then there is RJJC but thats pushing it, although it does run east of Ayer, but not by much.

I'm sure theres some I'm missing

Are all runs to Salem labeled LAEV? Upon reaching EV, does it change designations? Also, where is "EV"? Is it any one specific place? The scrap yard by the LNG terminal? The produce market? All of Everett?

Also, I'm going to guess there's a EVLA, SENM, and EDNM aswell? I know there's a BODO.

Also, does BODO take the same route as DOBO (Haverhill/Wouburn) or does BODO take the Haverhill/Reading route?

LAEV was created as a specialty train straight from Lawrence to Everett. Although they havent been getting as many scrap steel cars as they expected so a lot of times they do local work which is why you see them in salem a lot. When they do go to everett i dont believe that they change to EVLA. I don't believe there is an SENM, just SEPO. But there is an EDNM.

As far as DOBO goes, I believe they always use the haverhill line but I could be wrong.

EDNM/NMED has been changed to EDPO/POED for now. See how long this last's until it's changed again.

EDNM/NMED haven't been running, they've been EDPO/POED.

No NMSE/SENM either, currently running as POSE/SEPO.

Don't forget about ED495/495ED and the local jobs out of Lawrence (LA1 and LA2).

That's until Pan Am decides to change the alphabet soup again.

What about AYWA/WAAY? Is that just another name for the SEPO/POSE CSXT jobs or does it specifically handle local traffic between the Maritimes/Maine and Eastern MA points such as the Wallboard and Sappi traffic that goes to Ayer, the CO2 that goes to Tewksbury, the Scrap Metal that goes to Everett, Wheat Midds from Ayer to Maine, etc?

Reference this document for Maine Yard sizes (Approximate) on pages 62-64

http://mainerailtransit.org/Maine_Rail_ ... ll-dpc.pdf

roberttosh wrote:What about AYWA/WAAY? Is that just another name for the SEPO/POSE CSXT jobs or does it specifically handle local traffic between the Maritimes/Maine and Eastern MA points such as the Wallboard and Sappi traffic that goes to Ayer, the CO2 that goes to Tewksbury, the Scrap Metal that goes to Everett, Wheat Midds from Ayer to Maine, etc?

No AYWA/WAAY is its own job, separate from SEPO/POSE