New England Central Railroad (NECR)

I'm told the CN crew is ordered tomorrow for 323 at St. Albans. I guess we'll see what happens. That's an old trestle no doubt so at some point it'll need serious work done... seems NECR hasn't really been thinking too much about that one.

Tree limb trimming on NECR in Vermont continues:
https://www.mynbc5.com/article/helicopt ... s/34205942

Doesn't the article say this auto traffic being shipped by CN/G&W to Davisville is Fiat Chrysler product (ie, Dodges and Jeeps)? If so, those autos are currently railed to either the E Brookfield MA ramp on CSX or to the Ayer Sanvel ramp via NS/PAS. NS/PAS ships Subaru products through Gardner to Davisville so I'm guessing that traffic is not impacted.

Auto racks were spotted on NECR today headed South. Can also confirm that PAS had some of their racks today too.

It was mentioned from an actual source that actually knows what they are talking about these volumes are snipping away at CSX business not NS. Just look at who wrote the article and the amount of 'sources'

I didn't think that autoracks could clear the tunnel in Bellows Falls. Did they undercut it at some point or was it always high enough?

J.D. Lang wrote: ↑Wed Dec 16, 2020 2:12 pm I didn't think that autoracks could clear the tunnel in Bellows Falls. Did they undercut it at some point or was it always high enough?

Yes, there was a 2007 double stack clearance project.

Sir Ray wrote: ↑Wed Dec 16, 2020 3:08 pm

J.D. Lang wrote: ↑Wed Dec 16, 2020 2:12 pm I didn't think that autoracks could clear the tunnel in Bellows Falls. Did they undercut it at some point or was it always high enough?

Yes, there was a 2007 double stack clearance project.

Thanks for the info and link.

NECR's Bellows Fall tunnel is cleared to a minimum height of 19' 8" which will not accommodate double stacked domestic cube containers but will accommodate enclosed auto rack cars and double stacked international cube containers or 1 domestic cube container and one international cube container. In other words, its vertical height clearance accommodates the same auto rack and container configs as Pan Am's Hoosac Tunnel.

Here's a link to a detailed illustrated project description for the 2007 enlargement (note how the canal bridge at one end of the tunnel and the grade crossing at the other end necessitated short 4% grades coming out of the tunnel in both directions):
http://nec-sia.org/pdf/Bellows%20Falls% ... roject.pdf

what days of the week does CN run from Montreal to st albans and necr to palmer THANKS