by newpylong
There's also the RJ, XO and ED locals. Unsure of numbers these days.
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newpylong wrote:There's also the RJ, XO and ED locals. Unsure of numbers these days.XO-1 is the only Mechanicville-based job, but there's RJ-1, RJ-2, and I think there was an RJ-3 which acted as a relief job for all of the aforementioned. ED-2 is the Conn River local five nights a week, and I think The Hump was covered by at least ED-3 and ED-4.
BostonUrbEx wrote:Anyone know what happened to the unit ethanol trains, 66N? They were interchanged from NS to PAS at Mohawk, from PAS to P&W at Gardner, and then they made their way to Providence. Haven't heard of one in a long time, but don't specifically remember anyone noticing their discontinuance, either.CSX also delivered ethanol trains to P&W at Worcester for conveyance to the Motiva facility at Providence. The attached article suggests that Motiva operated terminal is no longer in operation but I can't be sure:
EDIT: Latest reference I can find to a 64V (apparently a re-designation from 66N) is late 2016.
"...Motiva, the company that operated the terminal until its dissolution earlier this year, is also named in the suit. Company officials did not respond to a request for comment...."Article: https://www.climateliabilitynews.org/20 ... idence-ri/
"...According to Motiva, in Providence it “has 26 tanks which store six (6) different grades of petroleum products, and various additives. Products are received via ships and barges and shipped via truck or barges.” Michael Sullivan, who manages the Providence Motiva facility, declined to comment on the deal....The Environmental Justice League of Rhode Island, and others, have been advocating to cease ethanol trains in Providence, as is the case in Boston, and to stop any expansion of LNG, saying the business pits multinational profits against neighborhood health and prosperity...."
PBMcGinnis wrote: Symbols - they are mix of NS and Pan Am symbols depending on where you are.
This covers Mechanicville to Ayer trains you might see...
Between Mechanicville and Ayer
14R - NS freight from Enola/Binghamton to East Deerfield
11R - westbound of above
28N - Autos from Mechanicville to Ayer with stop in Gardner
287 - westbound of above
22K - intermodal from Mechanicville to Ayer
23K - westbound intermodal Ayer to Mechanicville
I2K - 2nd section of 22K as needed
I3K - 2nd section of 23K as needed
RJED - CSX connection at Rotterdam Jct to East Deerfield
EDRJ - westbound CSX connection
AD-1 - East Deerfield to North Adams and Return Local
BF-1 -Bellows Falls local
EDBF/BFED - East Deerfield to Bellows Falls, VT to VTR connection, sometimes runs exclusively as Slurry Unit Train
EDPL/PLED - Trains from East Deerfield to Plainville, CT and return
EDPO/POED - East Deerfield to Portland and vice versa
ED-8 - East Deerfield to Gardner, Fitchburg and Ayer
ED-9 reverse direction of ED-8
SEPO / Q426 CSX connection from Worcester to Portland via Ayer
POSE / Q427 westbound CSX connection via Worcester