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Re: Oakfield, NY wreck/collision

 by SALSDP35 ¦  Tue Aug 28, 2018 8:42 pm ¦  Forum: New York State Railfan ¦  Topic: Oakfield, NY wreck/collision ¦  Replies: 25 ¦  Views: 14566

What was the reason (industry) that kept the line in service until 1982?

Re: Lehigh Valley's GP9s

 by SALSDP35 ¦  Tue May 01, 2018 1:26 pm ¦  Forum: Lehigh Valley Railroad ¦  Topic: Lehigh Valley's GP9s ¦  Replies: 13 ¦  Views: 14478

CMO Chuck Turner considered the GP-9s (300, 301) and the GP-18s (302-305) to be the same and eventually had the GP-18s de-rated to be even more similar to the GP-9s Reviving an old topic here, but found this very interesting. Any idea what year the GP18's were de-rated? This sounds unlikely. 50 Hor...

Re: Surviving C425 roster

 by SALSDP35 ¦  Wed Apr 18, 2018 1:28 pm ¦  Forum: American Locomotive Company - ALCO ¦  Topic: Surviving C425 roster ¦  Replies: 11 ¦  Views: 13349

tgibson wrote:Steinbrenner's ALCO, A Centennial Remembrance states that they had 12-251C engines (2000 hp) and GT564 generators.
Which seems unlikely as changing to the GT564 would have involve a lot of frame modification and would have drove up the cost of the rebuild.

Re: Lackawanna Cutoff Passenger Service Restoration

 by SALSDP35 ¦  Wed Apr 11, 2018 2:12 pm ¦  Forum: New Jersey Transit NJT Rail and Light Rail LRT ¦  Topic: Lackawanna Cutoff Passenger Service Restoration ¦  Replies: 6078 ¦  Views: 1521226

Couldn't they drop leaflets giving the bat's 30 days warning that the chain saw gangs are coming?

Re: Portageville Bridge Replacement, Future Tier Traffic

 by SALSDP35 ¦  Tue Apr 10, 2018 10:08 am ¦  Forum: New York State Railfan ¦  Topic: Portageville Bridge Replacement, Future Tier Traffic ¦  Replies: 912 ¦  Views: 280265

How is the final phase of the removal going? I know the iron components of the bridge are gone. How about the rest of the removal?

Re: Southern Tier - West of Binghamton

 by SALSDP35 ¦  Thu Mar 01, 2018 9:46 am ¦  Forum: New York State Railfan ¦  Topic: Southern Tier - West of Binghamton ¦  Replies: 1196 ¦  Views: 402863

NS ran a 25K on Sunday or Monday. Mechanicville to Chicago 47Th street. Some Ayer's. Mostly loads and was all JB Hunt and EMP's.

Not sure if this will be regular or just what the story is. NS also ran a 23K and an I3K the same day.

Re: Southern Tier - West of Binghamton

 by SALSDP35 ¦  Fri Feb 23, 2018 3:30 pm ¦  Forum: New York State Railfan ¦  Topic: Southern Tier - West of Binghamton ¦  Replies: 1196 ¦  Views: 402863

Still, the traffic is here. Some days there are 3 - 310 variations.

Re: Southern Tier - West of Binghamton

 by SALSDP35 ¦  Wed Feb 14, 2018 2:21 pm ¦  Forum: New York State Railfan ¦  Topic: Southern Tier - West of Binghamton ¦  Replies: 1196 ¦  Views: 402863

I am sure that these trains will run on the Youngtown line for now. My statement was speculation/thinking out loud given that NS previously found the process excessively time consuming. While the Youngstown Line has very little traffic, the NKP is seeing increases. Will this be cause to revisit the ...

Re: Southern Tier - West of Binghamton

 by SALSDP35 ¦  Wed Feb 14, 2018 8:45 am ¦  Forum: New York State Railfan ¦  Topic: Southern Tier - West of Binghamton ¦  Replies: 1196 ¦  Views: 402863

From a trusted source- the Tier has 2 new train symbols. NS 14Z Conway (OD 3 am/depart 5 am) - Buffalo (depart 7:45 pm) - Elmira - Binghamton (New Train) I wonder how NS will route these in the long run. Trains coming up the Youngstown line must head west on the NKP at Ashtabula with a "run ar...

Re: Southern Tier - East of Binghamton

 by SALSDP35 ¦  Tue Feb 13, 2018 9:28 am ¦  Forum: New York State Railfan ¦  Topic: Southern Tier - East of Binghamton ¦  Replies: 1663 ¦  Views: 529645

NS had one other option. Sell or close the line vs. building the bridge. Actually, there is much to agree with in your post. I don't think any railroad is doing a good job at marketing. The last "innovation" from an equipment standpoint was the stack car. This was developed by the SP as a ...

Re: Portageville Bridge Replacement, Future Tier Traffic

 by SALSDP35 ¦  Wed Feb 07, 2018 3:04 pm ¦  Forum: New York State Railfan ¦  Topic: Portageville Bridge Replacement, Future Tier Traffic ¦  Replies: 912 ¦  Views: 280265

From 1976 to 1998 Conrail operated both of those lines and still found some degree of traffic to run via this line. Yeah mostly at gunpoint after 1980. In 1981 they shut down the Meadville line and ran one train each way Buffalo-Croxton until the summer of 1982 when the state of New York took them ...

Re: Portageville Bridge Replacement, Future Tier Traffic

 by SALSDP35 ¦  Wed Feb 07, 2018 8:52 am ¦  Forum: New York State Railfan ¦  Topic: Portageville Bridge Replacement, Future Tier Traffic ¦  Replies: 912 ¦  Views: 280265

From 1976 to 1998 Conrail operated both of those lines and still found some degree of traffic to run via this line. Yeah mostly at gunpoint after 1980. In 1981 they shut down the Meadville line and ran one train each way Buffalo-Croxton until the summer of 1982 when the state of New York took them ...

Re: Southern Tier - East of Binghamton

 by SALSDP35 ¦  Mon Feb 05, 2018 3:08 pm ¦  Forum: New York State Railfan ¦  Topic: Southern Tier - East of Binghamton ¦  Replies: 1663 ¦  Views: 529645

SecaucusJunction wrote:The fact remains that NS wants to run the same amount, or slightly more overall traffic with fewer actual trains.

Well yeah...

Re: Southern Tier - East of Binghamton

 by SALSDP35 ¦  Mon Feb 05, 2018 3:06 pm ¦  Forum: New York State Railfan ¦  Topic: Southern Tier - East of Binghamton ¦  Replies: 1663 ¦  Views: 529645

Foamers often claim CP or NYSW would have been a better owner of the Tier than NS or CR. I don't think CP or NYSW would have generated any more traffic than is there now, and the line likely would have been put on the chopping block by EHH when he was running CP. NS has the advantage of better conn...

Re: Southern Tier - East of Binghamton

 by SALSDP35 ¦  Mon Feb 05, 2018 9:00 am ¦  Forum: New York State Railfan ¦  Topic: Southern Tier - East of Binghamton ¦  Replies: 1663 ¦  Views: 529645

You're 100% right about everything. I just listened to their fourth quarter earnings call and was somewhat shocked to hear some things they said. For one thing, they implied multiple times that CSX is not their competitor. This means that CSX can screw up all they want and raise rates all they want...