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Re: Housatonic Railroad Thread (Maybrook, Berkshire, Pittsfield)

 by expbusop ¦  Mon Feb 12, 2024 8:28 pm ¦  Forum: New England Railfan ¦  Topic: Housatonic Railroad Thread (Maybrook, Berkshire, Pittsfield) ¦  Replies: 859 ¦  Views: 192803

Crane manufacturer

Is there some kind of work going on overnight, when coming down Saw Mill I can see the lights of trucks on the ROW. This is about 4:45 am and a northbound deadhead is going slow through the crossing of Readers Digest Rd

Re: Housatonic Railroad Thread (Maybrook, Berkshire, Pittsfield)

 by expbusop ¦  Fri Oct 27, 2023 11:14 am ¦  Forum: New England Railfan ¦  Topic: Housatonic Railroad Thread (Maybrook, Berkshire, Pittsfield) ¦  Replies: 859 ¦  Views: 192803

There was something in Trains Newsletter about the Housatonic RR getting a fairly large grant from Feds of 5.3 million to upgrade trackage on the Maybrook Line to maintain interchange with CSX at Derby. Has anyone else seen this?

M3s at Highbridge

 by expbusop ¦  Fri Oct 27, 2023 11:06 am ¦  Forum: MTA Metro-North Railroad and CtRail Passenger Rail (SLE, Hartford, Extensions) ¦  Topic: M3s at Highbridge ¦  Replies: 1 ¦  Views: 365

There is a set of M3s at the north end of Highbridge shop building that has been there for quite a few months now. Are they a protect set or something else?

Re: Delays & Service Disruptions Tracker

 by expbusop ¦  Sun Oct 22, 2023 8:42 am ¦  Forum: MTA Metro-North Railroad and CtRail Passenger Rail (SLE, Hartford, Extensions) ¦  Topic: Delays & Service Disruptions Tracker ¦  Replies: 141 ¦  Views: 76950

Most likely not, condition of ROW terrible, disconnected rails,overgrowth, rail section removed at CT NY line. Some places you wouldn’t know there is a railroad. Also what would you use Harlem or New Haven Line, time consuming don’t think it’s worth it especially for Amtrak.

Re: Track Next to Convention Center

 by expbusop ¦  Thu Oct 05, 2023 7:51 pm ¦  Forum: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) ¦  Topic: Track Next to Convention Center ¦  Replies: 11 ¦  Views: 1111

I was there for the past few days for a conference. Where it runs along the side of the convention center before it goes under Summer St the is a large quantity of what looks like new track material piled up. Ties, switch components ect, piled on the ROW. Some of the ties look longer than regular on...

Track Next to Convention Center

 by expbusop ¦  Wed Oct 04, 2023 4:56 am ¦  Forum: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) ¦  Topic: Track Next to Convention Center ¦  Replies: 11 ¦  Views: 1111

What is the track on the side of the convention center used for and what was it originally used for

Re: CSX Boston and Albany Line

 by expbusop ¦  Thu Aug 17, 2023 4:39 pm ¦  Forum: CSX Transportation including Pan Am ¦  Topic: CSX Boston and Albany Line ¦  Replies: 1118 ¦  Views: 238491

ex New Haven "Roger Williams" Hot Rod

Back to Back Freights to Oak Point.

 by expbusop ¦  Wed Jun 28, 2023 8:06 am ¦  Forum: CSX Transportation including Pan Am ¦  Topic: Back to Back Freights to Oak Point. ¦  Replies: 0 ¦  Views: 346

At 6:30 am there was a Oak Point bound freight moving between Morris Heights and Marbl;e Hill. When I got down to Highbridge Yard there was another freight stopped between Lincoln Ave and !61St on the link. What would be the reason for these two trains to be back to back? Breakdown, hours limit , st...

East of Hudson SB night time freight

 by expbusop ¦  Wed May 10, 2023 3:42 pm ¦  Forum: CSX Transportation including Pan Am ¦  Topic: CSX-Oak Point/Fremont ¦  Replies: 1971 ¦  Views: 466862

For the past two days have seen a freight stretched out on Oak Pt Link from Lincoln Av to High Bridge yard at approximately 6:25-6:35 am. No motors visible head end at crossing. What might be the reason that it is split like that and where might the motors be. Also isn’t this a little late for it to...

Re: Delays & Service Disruptions Tracker

 by expbusop ¦  Sun Apr 02, 2023 1:06 pm ¦  Forum: MTA Metro-North Railroad and CtRail Passenger Rail (SLE, Hartford, Extensions) ¦  Topic: Delays & Service Disruptions Tracker ¦  Replies: 141 ¦  Views: 76950

What happened between Beacon and New Hamburgh to day causing delays?

Re: Post Your LIRR Pics Here

 by expbusop ¦  Sun Oct 30, 2022 6:03 pm ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: Post Your LIRR Pics Here ¦  Replies: 222 ¦  Views: 35820

Looks like shot was take from shoulder of I 684

Re: Post Your LIRR Pics Here

 by expbusop ¦  Sun Oct 30, 2022 5:59 pm ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: Post Your LIRR Pics Here ¦  Replies: 222 ¦  Views: 35820

Looks like somewhere between Purdys and GoldensBridge, Aug 1983 would be during electrification of upper Harlem.
Third rail is brand new.

Was' nt that the Electric Motor Inspection Shed that eventually burned down?

Re: Work in BN yard

 by expbusop ¦  Thu Jan 27, 2022 6:22 pm ¦  Forum: MTA Metro-North Railroad and CtRail Passenger Rail (SLE, Hartford, Extensions) ¦  Topic: Work in BN yard ¦  Replies: 1 ¦  Views: 726

Seem to be working on new ties, backhoe working north of W225th St bridge

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