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"P" is an odd choice for leading alpha character for the NS 264/265 trains on the B&A. I thought CSX uses an "F9XX" symbol for foreign line trains running on CSX track?

I visited the crossing at Wagon Rd today and it’s not obvious yet where a crossover will be installed. However there is a brush clearing machine at the crossing that has removed quite a bit of veg around the track there. Maybe it will clear a path east of the crossing to allow machines to get to whe...

On 12/1/23, PAS/B&E has filed with the STB to request that temporary trackage rights granted by the STB over CSX for a thousand feet EAST of CPF-312 for head and tail room be extended from December 2023 to February 5, 2024. Apparently the crossover that PAS/B&E intends to install a few hundr...

Bumping thread: Railexco purchased 7 SPVs this year and will retain and rehab 2 cars. Here's a photo of a recently released SPV being used on the 2023 TRRA Polar Express Train Ride at St Louis.

OT but Apparently Railexco acquired 7 SPVs in 2023 and will retain 2 which will be overhauled. One rehabbed SPV (shown here) is being used on the TRRA's Polar Express Train Ride at St Louis.

Essay question: what prevents G&W from combining the P&W, CSOR, and NECR RRs into one operating railroad entity given they each connect to each other? I'm guessing that each individual RR has separate labor agreements for its union employees but it that in and of itself shouldn't preclude a ...

As of 11/17/23, NS contractor Railroad Construction Co of Paulsboro NJ has laid track across S Main St in Voorheesville to a point adjacent to CSX Selkirk main. Rumor from CSX Albany Division Facebook page is the new turnout is to be installed on track 2 Monday 11/20/23.

To be acquired by Mass Coastal RR per STB filing - see Mass Coastal discussion thread.

Mass Coastal RR has filed with the STB to acquire the 2 Bay Colony lines (Millis and Watuppa). Millis line: https://dcms-external.s3.amazonaws.com/DCMS_External_PROD/1700174092628/307491.pdf Watuppa line: https://dcms-external.s3.amazonaws.com/DCMS_External_PROD/1700174410561/307492.pdf While the Wa...

Bumping thread with recent STB decision re: Town of Hopedale v. G&U's new transload facility. Looks like the STB has decided in G&U's favor re: the development of a new transload facility on its West St property in Hopedale. And Hopedale's attempted land-taking of the property is pre-empted....

When 265 departs, the Camp track is often occupied by a large block of Republic trash containers so 265 often uses the hand throw turnout at Moore’s.

There is often a utility person in a car who drives around Hill yard throwing switches to help the road crew expedite movements through the yard. For example, 265 can depart off the west wye onto main 2 without stopping as utility will normal the switch on the main once 265’s marker clears.

I visited the Norfolk T station on Friday 11/3/23 to see what progress has been made on the double tracking project between Walpole and Franklin and it looks like the T is not working on it very aggressively and has a lot more work to do IMO. Here are the views east and west from the station platfor...

Re: shortage of CSX crews for the B&A, on Monday 11/6/23 Millers Railfan posted a Youtube video of a 167 car DPU-configured M436 train bound for Worcester with P&Ws ahead of the DPU and Framinghams behind. Ordinarily this would have been 2 trains. CSX has job postings for conductors at Selki...

What the level of track 2 traffic congestion is these days on the 5 miles between CP-VO and CP-FB given this is the only track NS trackage rights trains will be able to use between Voorheesville and the west end of Selkirk yard. Years back, it seemed a regular occurrence that trains would pause arou...