Today (1/19/19), we’ve noticed a bit of a strange occurrence on the Central Branch immediately west of where the old South Farmingdale Station used to be.
This morning around 11, a long freight train passed through. Then, while at my daughter’s dance class, we heard the train pass another two times.
Jump ahead to this afternoon and we see a long line of filled hoppers sitting unattached to engines. Then, two engines pull in from the east (#300 attached to an MP15) and sit there for a few moments. A few workers appeared to get off and onto the tracks to work on something (we couldn’t see through the thick brush). After a few more minutes, the engines began moving east again.
We then went shopping in Stop & Shop and when we came out, the two engines were in the process of coupling to the hoppers.
Anyone have any idea what’s happening? Derailment? Training exercises?
This morning around 11, a long freight train passed through. Then, while at my daughter’s dance class, we heard the train pass another two times.
Jump ahead to this afternoon and we see a long line of filled hoppers sitting unattached to engines. Then, two engines pull in from the east (#300 attached to an MP15) and sit there for a few moments. A few workers appeared to get off and onto the tracks to work on something (we couldn’t see through the thick brush). After a few more minutes, the engines began moving east again.
We then went shopping in Stop & Shop and when we came out, the two engines were in the process of coupling to the hoppers.
Anyone have any idea what’s happening? Derailment? Training exercises?