CSX Track Upgrades & Infrastructure of Pan Am

Tie job in full swing today on Freight 1 and 2 in Dover yard. BODO did a live re-crew on the mainline around 10:35. While I was there a boom truck brought in another load of new ties. Also on Ne-rail today a photo of NA-1 at Hendricks showed a couple bundles of new ties in the background!!

F74265A wrote: ↑Tue Apr 11, 2023 9:16 pm On the other side of the main from the camp track, are there still customers on the spur the used to extend to Groton and beyond? There used to be a couple not that far up that branch

The Greenville Industrial had two right at the end. Not sure if they still do.

As of November 2022 there were still the two customers at the end of the Greenville Industrial.

Thanks
Funny that they still call it that despite no trains going anywhere near Greenville for many many decades

Railroad names for things tend to stick around long after the reason for the name no longer exists. How many decades has it been since the Danvers IT actually went to Danvers, or the South Reading IT extended all the way from Peabody to South Reading (or, for that matter, since the "Eastern Route" was actually owned by the Eastern Railroad?

not to mention the athol secondary track.

Some time this past week the new signal bridge that was unloaded at Town Farm Rd. crossing in Westford near CPF-309 in December was removed. Sometimes I think they do things just to mess with us on this site.
Here is my original post with a picture of the structure.---
https://www.railroad.net/post1612264.html#p1612264

Perhaps installed nearby at a place not immediately visible from public property??

Apparently a new detector is being installed in Littleton on the Stony Brook Branch . A track foreman told today's M427 by radio "to watch out for the crew working at the new detector at 311." I'm not sure if it is east or west of Gilson Road crossing.

Is there anywhere that lists all the detectors on the old PanAm now CSX system? I was wondering if anyone has that information.

neman2 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 26, 2023 3:45 pm Apparently a new detector is being installed in Littleton on the Stony Brook Branch . A track foreman told today's M427 by radio "to watch out for the crew working at the new detector at 311." I'm not sure if it is east or west of Gilson Road crossing.

Yep, that will be the first detector you'll hit leaving PAS and entering their railroad.

rustyrails wrote: ↑Wed Apr 26, 2023 6:27 pm Is there anywhere that lists all the detectors on the old PanAm now CSX system?

Yes:

District 1: http://web.archive.org/web/200409030948 ... rs_mp1.htm

District 2: http://web.archive.org/web/200606242231 ... rs_mp2.htm

District 3: http://web.archive.org/web/200606242231 ... RS_MP3.HTM

District 4: http://web.archive.org/web/200606242231 ... RS_MP4.HTM

That list is missing 3 alone in old D4.

Sucks to see the old siding names many are now out of business.

Thanks so much MEC407 for that information. Much appreciated!!!

The latest rail train was west thru Auburn yesterday afternoon after dropping rail in the Belgrade area