Garden State Secondary changes

Per legitimate sources, and thanks to NJT4149, Conrail WPOI-16 has been abolished effective today. The new world order will be PR-32, on duty at Port Reading Yard at 7:30am, running north to Oak Island to set out cars, and pick up inbound Port Reading and Browns cars. The returning PR-32 will terminate at Port Reading. New crew PR-52 will leave Port Reading at 7:30pm or so and run to Browns, then return to Port Reading. Nothing really new, just the start locations and on duty times.

Unfortunately, no more photo ops of OI-16 in the late afternoon sun entering Browns, as all former OI-16 moves will now be made after dark in Sayreville.
The end of an era, at least as far as train symbols go; OI-16 has been around for what, 30 years or more?

Chris

Chris,
I've been hearing some PR numbers I haven't heard before, usually @ 1-2 am. I've written them down but in NJ til Fri night. Will post when I get back to S.I.

Will this have an effect on other Browns Yard ops such as for example the Steel Mill train schedule?

Anyone see what time they return to PR? I also guess they don't use the same power anymore?

bluedash2 wrote:Anyone see what time they return to PR? I also guess they don't use the same power anymore?

Power has been NS 1700 and NS 3365 lately. The PR-32 crew ran light from Browns back to PR in daylight this past Sunday. Last night I heard PR-52 call the Coastline dispatcher with what sounded like 42 cars for Browns...