Pan Am Southern / Patriot Corridor Discussion

atholrail wrote: ↑Tue May 21, 2024 6:26 pm Between Deerfield and Springfield you have...
Trew Corp
All States
Crop Production
Barker Steel
C&S (rare)
Turfcare
PCA
Sullivans
Republic
PVRR interchange
Solenis

So all in all, they still have a good deal of business based out of East Deerfield. Minus the 30+ miles west of Greenfield to North Adams, B&E should see decent car counts between CSX, NS, P&W and VTRR interchanges that funnels into the ED to Ayer region.

johnpbarlow wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2024 8:34 am Two questions re: PAS Devens shippers:
1. What customer receives centerbeams of sheetrock from NS/PAS?
2. Does SAPPI receive boxcars of Maine paper and transload paper to containers to go west on IM train B101/265?

Thanks.

1. Westrock
2. Yes

Did a rail train recently drop welded rail on the line within the last few weeks?

Yes, a welded rail train was sighted/photographed on PAS May 18 and is believed to have dropped CWR at various locations between Athol (?) and Greenfield (?)

Here are a batch of pictures taken 6/2/24 and 6/3/24 of NS' rehabbed Albany Main (aka the Voorheesville connector). The track work looks to largely done with crossing gates, distant signals, CP signals in place and illuminated. These photos are from the Voorheesville end at S Main St crossing.

Here are some photos at the south end of the connector near CP-499. The first picture is the new CP-499 distant signal under the northbound side of I-88. Photo two looks north from Cole Rd at CP-499 with main line to Schenectady on the left and the Voorheesville Connector on the right. Lastly new 136 lb rail rail forged in 2022 is in place throughout the connector.