Search

Dear MMi6:
Granted by Matt and I live in georgia and are primarily concerned with the Georgia Terminal including former SCL routes in and out of Atlanta. Thank you for sharing.

Good to hear from you MattW and thanks for that information. You are correct that CSX has downgraded the Georgia line Class 1 Railroad status to Class 2 from Lithonia to Comack Georgia. From Atlanta to Redan it retains Class 1 status, how that is possible I do not know. All container freight unit tr...

I see no problem about the line being used for years to come MattW. In fact if anything, PTC will allow CSX greater flexibility operating trains on the Georgia line. No matter what the CSX cargo shipping to seaport in Savannah is always there. There are two lines from Atlanta owned and used by CSX a...

Your input is good as always MattW! Yesterday Wednesday my brother witnessed a long cargo train heading westbound past the absolute signal at SE Stone Mountain and was surprised to see it ‘yellow over blinking green’. Herein lies the tale of the inflexibility of ABS and to some degree APB systems. M...

Dear MattW; Well I spent the better part of an hour during the afternoon of last Saturday the 10th observing CSX work crews breaking in the new PTC signal system. Crewmen were stationed at all signals, including the bungalow boxes controlling wheel detector at Shadowrock and switch-lock turnouts at ...

Someone told me that CSX is ready to cut to the new signals this Saturday. As of this writing there are only THREE dishes yet to be installed he said, one at Redan, another at Stone-Mountain Lithonia and lastly SE Stone Mountain. VZW dishes have already been installed at Kirkwood Jct near East Lake ...

Dear MattW: Sorry I was away for a while – family business and that sort of thing. I suspect the need for the two hat signal system is in part due to the need for an Absolute Permissive Block System protecting train movements between sidings. The first in Scottsdale protects trains entering the Ston...

Dear MattW: A LOT has been happening on the Georgia Line lately regarding development of PTC. I have it from reliable sources telling me the whole line from Atlanta to Redan (Phase 1) is expected to go ‘digital’ by the middle of September this year and that satellite dishes ARE going to be installed...

Hi Matt! Sorry for the long duration since my last post but…been busy. The only recent developments I’ve seen on the Stone Mountain Georgia line are the changing of power lines from the old poles feeding the old wayside signals to the new poles feeding the new wayside signals. Also, they have alread...

I’ve been giving your question a lot of thought MattW regarding retention of ABS/TWC from Scottsdale to Lithonia. It’s important to remember that the function of ABS in Dark Territory is added capacity not necessarily added safety. If TWC is used properly there should be no problems. Without supplem...

IMGP1400_2.jpg IMGP1395_2.jpg Good observation MattW. I learned from a reliable source that both siding exits at Avondale will have T21 electric lock controllers installed. This explains the two new silver boxes at each end (I took two pictures on the 28th of a CSX truck carrying the boxes). My sou...

You might have a point MattW. On my way to work downtown Atlanta last Thursday on January 15th riding MARTA on the East-West line I noticed that the Dwarf signals located at Arizona and Lafrance avenues in Atlanta between Kirkwood junction and Hulsey yard have fluorescent orange painted on them that...

MattW, CSX is really pulling out the stops on its Georgia Line. If you care to ride the MARTA East rail line paralleling the Georgia line to Avondale, you can see increasing developments. All of the turnouts have orange markings on them, from adjacent the MARTA Inman park Reynoldstown station all th...

Dear MattW; I have uploaded a few pictures of the new signals on both of CSX' Abbeville and GA line subdivisions. The downtown Decatur signal appears to be 'downgraded' while the two signals at Scottdale as you stated, are being upgraded. I noticed that CSX has installed a new stainless steel utili...

Thanks for the update MattW. I believe I witnessed the finishing installation of the Stone Mountain south end signal by CSX crewmen yesterday morning October 12th. The installation of PTC on The Georgia Line is markedly different than what CSX is doing on their Abbeyville Subdivision near the locati...