Utica Branch Discussion Thread

Yes, Off of 23 behind the rock quarry.

keiffer wrote:Yes, Off of 23 behind the rock quarry.

Thanks!

Wouldn't be surprised to see some bigger trains down this side pending inspection of the bridge in Syracuse that the side fell off from today.

lvrr325 wrote:Wouldn't be surprised to see some bigger trains down this side pending inspection of the bridge in Syracuse that the side fell off from today.

I saw the video of the side falling off the bridge, lucky nobody got hurt or killed.
That bridge could be out of service for awhile.

I don't think the side panels contributed to the capacity of the structure. I think maybe some stress cracks compounded by water freezing in them led the side to finally fall off. There doesn't appear to be any rebar in it. And they could probably just wall off the underneath and put fill in there if the integrity is in doubt.

Here are a few photos from today, the first two in Clayville, the last in Waterville.

Any more revenue runs expected in the future???

My wife said an engine went by our house today heading south at around 2pm.The grand kids happened to be at our house which was good as they love to see trains.

i heard they ran light engine yesterday i seen a picture pf the light engine on facebook one thing some of the crossings are still not working in norwich i thought all up working now does anyone knows whats going on with them?

i just heard they ran a train up and threw norwich today up north but it wasnt nysw 3040 engine it was norfolk southern engine my guess nysw 3040 must be out of service again or something

ricky wrote:i just heard they ran a train up and threw norwich today up north but it wasnt nysw 3040 engine it was norfolk southern engine my guess nysw 3040 must be out of service again or something

Yeah, my wife and daughter saw it.They said it was pulling one rail car that they thought was a load of lumber.

According to Railfans of the NYS&W Facebook page, NS5361 brought a single bulkhead flat of steel, apparently similar to the steel loads that came up the line a couple weeks back?

Here's the bulkhead flat in the S Utica runaround Friday night and No. 5361 leading its train of empties down Schuyler St 6:10 pm that same day (the crew switched 4 covered hoppers out of Sangerfield and 3 excess=height boxcars off the New Hartford industrial on their run north)

i just wondering with all the rain we had if their was any damage or washouts on the rail line

ricky wrote:i just wondering with all the rain we had if their was any damage or washouts on the rail line

I don't believe any damage was done on the Utica line, but they did have a derailment in Deposit because of a washed out culvert last week.