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At 20:55 D2 told M426 "you are OK down to LJ" (Lowell Junction) so looks like they are moving right along.

At about 20:15 today Littleton Detector gave M426 CSXT 473 2 high load hits, 534 total axles. Crew reported the hits and " clear of MP WOR-1 " to D2. D2 told them to check at Westford and gave them the reporting marks of the cars to check.

I think one thing that added to the problem was that M426/427 seems to run 6 days a week ,usually not running one day ,I think Sunday or Monday. Obviously trains running on the track during a snowstorm keep the track envelope clear. I don't think any trains ran during the storm and for more than a d...

In reference to the Temple St x-ing being run through, it was probably M426 CSXT 475 who got a Form D Burncoat to WOR 1 at 20:12. Later conversation with D1 revealed they were hitting low hanging branches somewhere along the ROW and were checking for damage. I'm surprised CSX didn't send MOW out to ...

As of 16:00 today rails still buried in snow at Westford, plow berm at crossing untouched, also low hanging snow covered branches that a train would hit. I guess there hasn't been a train in at least the previous 36 hours.

In this You Tube video from CHUX Productions from Rigby Yard at the 3:00 minute mark you can see steel ties without the rail installed laid out . They look like they are relay.(re-used) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFKs6XF ... WL&index=4

At 14:04 M426 with CSXT 483, 948, 413, SLR 4023,4024, 4022 thru Littleton detector no defects total axles 480. The SLR units are orange ex BNSF SD 70MAC's.

Interesting, SAED/EDSA was Salem (Ma) to East Deerfield back in B+M days. I don't think there was a B-100 but locals in the Boston area were "B" such as B-44.

I hear via radio transmissions B-100 and B-101 instead of 264 and 265. Has B+E or NS changed the symbols ?

Last night at 19:55 Littleton detector gave train EDPO "no defects total axles 222." A short time later D2 told EDPO to "drop train at WA and you will return light engines to Ayer." Since CSX has said their Ayer yard improvements are now done , ( see this post -- https://www.rail...

After many late evening trains today's 426/427 back to afternoon times. 13:41 M426 CSXT 488 received 2 high load hits, excessive alarms and 482 axles from 126 detector. 15:35 M427 CSXT 486 received "no defects" from 126 detector, no axle count. Instructed by B+E "down 11 set out on th...

There is a lot of discussion in the CSX forum about this starting around September
https://www.railroad.net/post1630347.html#p1630347

Today at 09:16 after getting a "no defects, total axles 256 " from the Littleton detector EDPO with engine 502 was told by D2 to "drop their train on top of the 28 Portland's at WA, and then we'll get you back to Ayer light engines." At about 11:00 discussion revealed they were o...

In all the post's I've made about the Littleton detector I've never mentioned the fact that the radio transmission includes the words "excessive alarms" after the report of 2 high loads. Last night I learned what that means. At about 23:00 M426 CSXT 470 got a report of " high loads at...

Thursday 12/14 20:29 M426 ready to leave Hill yard told B+E 7120 ft, missed the tonnage. 21:00 Littleton detector gave the train 2 high load hits at axle 20 and 443, total axles 478. D2 told them re-crew at Westford, do a roll-by to check the hits. Friday 12/15 about 14:30 I observed a string of car...