Selkirk

[ccutler]

Does EHH have a known track record of fudging numbers?

[docsteve]

Going past the hump on Saturday there was a line on gons going over; otherwise, the receiving yard was empty.

[twropr]

I've heard that all the interdivisional runthru crews (i.e. Selkirk-Buffalo) have been abolished in favor of short crews (i.e. Sekirk-DeWitt/DeWitt-Buffalo). This implies that there may be pre-blocking going on at the smaller yards so that there will be less switching to do at Selkirk.
Andy

[mmi16]

I've heard that all the interdivisional runthru crews (i.e. Selkirk-Buffalo) have been abolished in favor of short crews (i.e. Sekirk-DeWitt/DeWitt-Buffalo). This implies that there may be pre-blocking going on at the smaller yards so that there will be less switching to do at Selkirk.
Andy

Thus slowing down overall transit times.

[Noel Weaver]

I understand they have returned to humping cars at Selkirk again. I am not sure whether it is a 24/7 operation or limited to certain tricks. I have a good friend who lives within a short distance of the hump and he has seen and heard the hump in operation and has heard them on the radio as well. I hope it is back to stay. Who knows???
Noel Weaver

[ccutler]

That's good news! Imagine that...hump yards actually increase productivity! So much for "precision" in precision railroading.

[Ironman]

Selkirk hump was never actually closed. It came close, they even put new switches in at the west end of the receiving yard for flat switching, but it never happened. It's been humping 3 tricks a day just like normal since HH took over.

[AmtrakLocomotiveEngineer]

Selkirk hump was never actually closed. It came close, they even put new switches in at the west end of the receiving yard for flat switching, but it never happened. It's been humping 3 tricks a day just like normal since HH took over.

Still RCO or conventional crews?

[Ironman]

They went to conventional pullers on 1st shift for a time, but now it's back to all RCO except for the port job and the industry job.