by theseaandalifesaver
What kind of train go in/out of this yard and where do they usually go?
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bwparker1 wrote:Wasn't CSX serving a lumber outfit in Darien, CT of the Northeast Corridor?Cedar Hill is the dividing line between local rights north, east, and west. CSX has everything west on the New Haven Line to NYC, P&W's rights run east on the Shoreline and north up the Air Line + Valley Line to Wethersfield/Hartford, CSO's run north the whole length of the Springfield Line. P&W only runs overhead west to NYC on the New Haven Line for its stone train and to access the Danbury Branch where it has local rights. Pan Am Southern also has overhead rights to Cedar Hill on the Springfield Line, although I don't think they ever venture south of Berlin having far better CSX interchange options in Massachusetts.
F-line to Dudley via Park wrote:There are quite a few local customers on the New Haven Line. And one a few hundred feet down the Stratford Industrial Track (which has pretty much been reduced to just a glorified siding for that one customer). But nothing sizeable enough for them to run a dedicated local out of Cedar Hill. I think they just cover those customers en route to/from New York.Having just ridden the line last week for the umpteenth time, I have to question your definition of "quite a few". There's a construction debris customer in West Haven and one or two other active sidings in that area, the Stratford Industrial Track, Ring's End Lumber in Darien, and one more lumber customer in Mammaroneck. As far as I know, that's it for on-line freight between New Haven and New Rochelle, a tiny fraction of what there was in NH days. CSX runs no through freights between Cedar Hill and Oak Point, rather there are locals originating at each end that run only as far as required for the day's business.
theseaandalifesaver wrote:Definitely thought this was Hamden. Thanks for all the info! It's insane to believe this small yard used to be one of the biggest in New England.Not "one of the biggest" but the BIGGEST. Next in line after this was probably East Deerfield on the Boston and Maine which still has some operations. Worcester is the other yard in New England that is still relatively busy. There are two or three yards in Northern New England too but I doubt if they rival the activity at East Deerfield or Worcester.
fl9m2004 wrote:Is Cedar Hill yard the one Amtrak's Springfield line goes by?Yes, it goes by part of it and more of it can be seen in the distance
theseaandalifesaver wrote:Is the line connected to the NEC at all?Yes, that's how they get those trains in and out.
theseaandalifesaver wrote:Is the line connected to the NEC at all?Yes. The wye into Cedar Hill is right next to the Springfield Line split and right next to I-91 where it crosses the Quinnipiac River: http://goo.gl/maps/lDgOL" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;. You can see on the overhead view it's a very complex junction...co-mingled with the Air Line/NEC split, bi-directional off the NEC. And...a second completely redundant NB access point off the Springfield Line right after it splits from the NEC that feeds only the yard and not the Air Line. P&W uses the wye leg off the Shoreline to reach the yard and serve its Air Line locals.