Q167- a new train?

i heard a Q167 last night on the erie west subdivision. is this a new train?

Must be--have'nt seen that symbol in quite awhile...

Charlie

Indeed, it started this week as a new symbol. Runs T/TH/F

Q167 used to be a strictly UPS train on the B&A. It would run lite engine from Boston to Worcester, where it would pick-up it's train. The train from Worcester was sometimes only about ten trailers, and during peak season maybe about 2000 feet, if that. If I remember correctly, Q167 would be cut-into Q157 in Syracuse. However, it's been a few years since I was on the B&A, so my memory of the train numbers & what they have, & where they go is not very clear.

Where does it run to and from now? Is it still a B&A Train?

Courtesy of another board........

This new train is Kearny NJ-Chicago and carries UP UMAX Container traffic---as Charlie stated, it's 3 days/week.

Charlie

Q167 use to be a UPS hotshot from Worcester to Syracuse. In Syracuse, the train would either 1) Back it's cars onto the rear of Q109 while Q109 was setting off and picking up in the yard or 2) Drop their cars on a yard lead because Q109 was a bit tardy. The power would stay as Q167 and later on, it would become a huge stack train out of Syracuse. The stack part had a few derailments a few years ago. On January 16, 2007, it derailed in Rochester, NY. http://rides.webshots.com/album/557075563cpprVo. Not too far before or after that one, it derailed on the Short Line Sub out in Ohio somewhere.