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This definitely was for coal. I worked at 540 Main Street in Tewksbury with some locals, one of whom lived on North Street next to where the crossing was. He was an older man back 40 years ago, and remembered seeing the coal trains going across North Street. He went on to say that one day a crew cam...

Thanks for that. That makes sense too to keep the power consistent across the board on the lines rather than having two different systems since that allows for interoperability and transferring of power should that be needed. What you said, does put my mind at ease. I am aware of the other CAF Type ...

It figures the MBTA would go with CAF. Cracks were discovered in the wheel arches of the CAF Urbos 3 trams https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-11-06/images-of-sydney-inner-west-light-rails-cracks-emerge/100600216#:~:text=Cracks%20in%20the%20wheel%20arch%20were%20found%20on,the%20Central%20to%20Dulwich%...

It depends upon the signaling system used. From what I remember from riding the Haverhill line, there's a change in the kind of signaling system. There's a sign that reads something like begin and end automatic block system. I can't remember which one faces which way and looking at Google Earth does...

You hit the nail on the head on your last paragraph. However, things weren't bad off the bat at all under GTI. The B&M was just coming off the massive 4R mainline reconstruction project and had a 40 mph East to West Freight Main. Besides new paint and symbols, the combined MEC and B&M were ...

There's more I want to say here and more on topic. I got a phone call in the middle and then forgot the rest of what I wanted to say... CSX's purchase reminds me of some of those we see on the Home and Garden TV house flipping shows. CSX inspected the property and found the copper pipes ripped out a...

Yes sir, ST contracts must be used until new ones are ratified. The pay is one reason many have jumped ship from PAR to the MBTA or Amtrak after becoming an engineer. That and of course quality of life and not working for a Mickey Mouse outfit. I do wonder where they came up with that pay number, I...

Well guys, this has been an interesting read and I mean all 269 pages of it! The saga played out like one of those intriguing novels with suspense right up until the final chapter! :grinning: Just because, I checked out the conductor jobs for CSX and of course I saw the ones offered for the former P...

You might find this interesting...

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I found this today while looking for something else.

John

Try contacting the various publications such as Progressive Rail, Rail Industry News, etc., among others.

John

There is a lot of info online if you dig deep. For instance Google searches like “History of Readsboro, VT” or any other town on the line will bring up a myriad of historical facts relevant to your focus. Thank you for the link. This is very useful information. A friend of mine and I are working on...

According to the Bizapedia report linked above, two of the three principals of the Georgetown & High Line have mailing address of 500 Water ST, Jacksonville FL. Which is also the HQ of CSX. Therefore I assume this is a shell corporation owned by CSX. Does everybody already knows that? Interesti...

Congrats, Miz!

I've been following your frustration on the NS Hiring thread and I'm glad you finally got somewhere.

All the best,

John

Thank you for the link. This is very useful information. A friend of mine and I are working on a model project of the B&M Hoosac Tunnel and are incorporating the HT&W interchange, and possibly model the full HT&W in the future.

John

I don't trust them... They appear to be real estate developers. The only rail affiliation I can see is David Boor, the treasurer, who "has other corporate interests" including CSX Non-Rail Payroll Services, Inc., and more corporations. His past corporate affiliations, included CSX Holding ...