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Re: The Stony Brook Branch

 by neman2 ¦  Wed Feb 28, 2024 8:45 pm ¦  Forum: Pan Am Railways (formerly Guilford Rail System) ¦  Topic: The Stony Brook Branch ¦  Replies: 212 ¦  Views: 51525

At about 11:00 today L-080 with MEC 5976, CSXT 2561, 8853 AND 40-50 cars at Graniteville called D2 ready to head to Ayer. Crew was on duty at 0900 Lawrence. 12:30 they got no defects from Littleton Detector. B+E told them shove into west wye setoff on IM-1. About 14:00 returning from Ayer. 41 loads ...

Re: The Stony Brook Branch

 by neman2 ¦  Sun Feb 25, 2024 5:12 pm ¦  Forum: Pan Am Railways (formerly Guilford Rail System) ¦  Topic: The Stony Brook Branch ¦  Replies: 212 ¦  Views: 51525

Today's train of choice to do the CSX/ B+E shuffle is L-059 which at about 17:00 going east got a high load hit at axle 89, total axles 298 from Littleton DD MP 126.

Re: The Stony Brook Branch

 by neman2 ¦  Sat Feb 24, 2024 9:26 am ¦  Forum: Pan Am Railways (formerly Guilford Rail System) ¦  Topic: The Stony Brook Branch ¦  Replies: 212 ¦  Views: 51525

Some miscellaneous action yesterday and this morning. Friday at about 15:00 L-080 westbound through Westford with 40+/- cars, 2 MEC engines. Per previous radio traffic they were going to Ayer and doing some work at Lowell on the return trip to Lawrence. At about 21:00 apparent broken rail near Forge...

Re: Berkshire & Eastern (former PAS)

 by neman2 ¦  Thu Feb 22, 2024 1:00 pm ¦  Forum: Pan Am Southern (PAS) / Berkshire Eastern Railroad ¦  Topic: Berkshire & Eastern (former PAS) ¦  Replies: 42 ¦  Views: 18193

Took a ride through Ayer today 11:00-12:00. Grain train (AY-1) entering Ardent Mills. EDSA tied down with racks on #2 track at Wagon Wheel. B-101 putting train together at Hill yard. FI-1 BERX 5936 with a string of cars on South Track waiting to get into Hill Yard. B+E dispatcher having a very busy ...

Re: The Stony Brook Branch

 by neman2 ¦  Mon Feb 19, 2024 5:14 pm ¦  Forum: Pan Am Railways (formerly Guilford Rail System) ¦  Topic: The Stony Brook Branch ¦  Replies: 212 ¦  Views: 51525

Some rare these days daylight running on the Stony. At about 15:00 CSX L-080 MEC 516 light engine WB through Westford. At 16:23 L-080 got ok on signal indication at East Wye Ayer from B+E. At 16:56 eastbound L-080 received no defects and 144 total axles from Littleton detector. At 17:02 D2 discussin...

Re: CSX MOW "The Dragon"

 by neman2 ¦  Fri Feb 16, 2024 4:28 pm ¦  Forum: CSX Transportation including Pan Am ¦  Topic: CSX MOW "The Dragon" ¦  Replies: 5 ¦  Views: 854

Its funny I was going to post the "Rube Goldberg" comment but I didn't think people would get it. The device does look like it has too many moving parts to survive . If you look at the attached two pictures the "buggy" behind the machine is the regulator broom. I believe the tank...

Re: The Stony Brook Branch

 by neman2 ¦  Wed Feb 14, 2024 10:22 pm ¦  Forum: Pan Am Railways (formerly Guilford Rail System) ¦  Topic: The Stony Brook Branch ¦  Replies: 212 ¦  Views: 51525

At about 20:00 EDPO with the BERX 7541 got no defects and 262 axles from Littleton detector. 20:07 EDPO was told by D2 set off train at WA and return light engines to Ayer. 20:08 D1 gave M426 CSXT 1712 a Form D Burncoat to WOR 1. D1 and D2 appear to be the same person tonight. About 21:15 B+E gave M...

CSX MOW "The Dragon"

 by neman2 ¦  Fri Feb 09, 2024 9:51 am ¦  Forum: CSX Transportation including Pan Am ¦  Topic: CSX MOW "The Dragon" ¦  Replies: 5 ¦  Views: 854

Does anyone know anything about this ? (When you click the pic it rotates to normal) I spotted this machine on a siding on the former Pan Am Stony Brook now CSX Portland Subdivision in Chelmsford,Ma. It has a sticker identifying it as "The Dragon" fabricated at the CSX Bryan Park Roadway S...

Re: CSX Track Upgrades & Infrastructure of Pan Am

 by neman2 ¦  Mon Feb 05, 2024 9:21 pm ¦  Forum: Pan Am Railways (formerly Guilford Rail System) ¦  Topic: CSX Track Upgrades & Infrastructure of Pan Am ¦  Replies: 840 ¦  Views: 152638

In addition to Town Farm Rd. crossing, ties have been dropped at Depot Rd and Brookside Rd. in Westford, plus School St. in Chelmsford. It looks like CSX will probably do a tie job on the whole branch to finish up the low budget job Pan Am did in 2016. I don't think the crossing 's are that bad so t...

Re: CSX Track Upgrades & Infrastructure of Pan Am

 by neman2 ¦  Fri Feb 02, 2024 10:02 am ¦  Forum: Pan Am Railways (formerly Guilford Rail System) ¦  Topic: CSX Track Upgrades & Infrastructure of Pan Am ¦  Replies: 840 ¦  Views: 152638

Sorry about the rotated picture but I've wasted enough time getting it right, happens every time I post a picture from my phone here.

Re: CSX Track Upgrades & Infrastructure of Pan Am

 by neman2 ¦  Fri Feb 02, 2024 9:53 am ¦  Forum: Pan Am Railways (formerly Guilford Rail System) ¦  Topic: CSX Track Upgrades & Infrastructure of Pan Am ¦  Replies: 840 ¦  Views: 152638

CSX is getting ready for springtime work , a pile of ties and rail was recently dropped off at Town Farm Rd. crossing in Westford. I assume this is for this crossing, but they have stockpiled material here before and then taken it to another location.

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Re: Pan Am Worcester Main Line

 by neman2 ¦  Tue Jan 30, 2024 2:49 pm ¦  Forum: Pan Am Railways (formerly Guilford Rail System) ¦  Topic: Pan Am Worcester Main Line ¦  Replies: 825 ¦  Views: 183357

Also an SD70AC and SD 40-3 , I imagine the paparazzi will be out in force if they make it to the Worcester line before sunset.

Re: Pan Am Worcester Main Line

 by neman2 ¦  Tue Jan 30, 2024 10:03 am ¦  Forum: Pan Am Railways (formerly Guilford Rail System) ¦  Topic: Pan Am Worcester Main Line ¦  Replies: 825 ¦  Views: 183357

It seems like M426/427 run late night now and I think there have been some days they haven't run at all. Video from Millers Railfan shows M426 led by CSXT 477 and 5 other units through Clinton at 23:30 on Monday about 130 cars. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JukSbX81fs0&list=WL&index=2 I se...

Re: The Stony Brook Branch

 by neman2 ¦  Thu Jan 25, 2024 10:14 am ¦  Forum: Pan Am Railways (formerly Guilford Rail System) ¦  Topic: The Stony Brook Branch ¦  Replies: 212 ¦  Views: 51525

Wednesday 1/24/24 at 21:13 B+E EDPO with the BERX 7518 received a no defects and 114 total axles from Littleton detector. D2 told them set all the cars off Track 1 at WA and they would return light power to Ayer. My question for people here who know how these things work. Back in December it was pos...

Re: The Stony Brook Branch

 by neman2 ¦  Sun Jan 21, 2024 10:25 am ¦  Forum: Pan Am Railways (formerly Guilford Rail System) ¦  Topic: The Stony Brook Branch ¦  Replies: 212 ¦  Views: 51525

Saturday 1/21/2024 at about 21:00 B+E gave M426 CSXT 465 instructions for a pickup at Hill Yard. At about 21:30 EDPO BERX 7541 received a no defects from Littleton detector, I missed the axle count. D2 told them to set off entire train on Track 1 at WA and then he'd get them light engines back to Ay...

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