BR&P wrote: ↑Tue Aug 25, 2020 3:08 pmIronhorse27 wrote:Things have sure gone quiet...I wonder if CN has backed away from buying the line. Anyone heard anything?Go back a couple pages and read up on what you have missed!
I did...maybe someone else can get int eh game...
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Re: Trains on CSX St. Lawrence Sub (CR's Montreal Secondary)
by Ironhorse27 ¦ Wed Sep 09, 2020 7:51 pm ¦ Forum: New York State Railfan ¦ Topic: Trains on CSX St. Lawrence Sub (CR's Montreal Secondary) ¦ Replies: 2217 ¦ Views: 574111
Re: Trains on CSX St. Lawrence Sub (CR's Montreal Secondary)
by Ironhorse27 ¦ Mon Aug 24, 2020 8:40 pm ¦ Forum: New York State Railfan ¦ Topic: Trains on CSX St. Lawrence Sub (CR's Montreal Secondary) ¦ Replies: 2217 ¦ Views: 574111Things have sure gone quiet...I wonder if CN has backed away from buying the line. Anyone heard anything?
Re: Trains on CSX St. Lawrence Sub (CR's Montreal Secondary)
by Ironhorse27 ¦ Sat Jun 13, 2020 3:54 pm ¦ Forum: New York State Railfan ¦ Topic: Trains on CSX St. Lawrence Sub (CR's Montreal Secondary) ¦ Replies: 2217 ¦ Views: 574111Have CN and CSX worked out a deal yet?
Re: Trains on CSX St. Lawrence Sub (CR's Montreal Secondary)
by Ironhorse27 ¦ Sun May 31, 2020 12:00 pm ¦ Forum: New York State Railfan ¦ Topic: Trains on CSX St. Lawrence Sub (CR's Montreal Secondary) ¦ Replies: 2217 ¦ Views: 574111So essentially Finger Lakes got caught with its hand in the cookie jar and CSX is slapping them. It must have been some substantial traffic Finger Lakes was chasing.
Re: Trains on CSX St. Lawrence Sub (CR's Montreal Secondary)
by Ironhorse27 ¦ Fri May 29, 2020 8:19 pm ¦ Forum: New York State Railfan ¦ Topic: Trains on CSX St. Lawrence Sub (CR's Montreal Secondary) ¦ Replies: 2217 ¦ Views: 574111CSX owns a chunk of NYS&W, so that shouldn't be an issue. Finger Lakes already tried the unit trains over the Auburn and it didn't go very well. Literally all they have to do is change a few words, from "never" to "maybe someday if a need arises" more or less. I would expect...
Re: Finger Lakes Railway (FGLK) Discussion
by Ironhorse27 ¦ Sun Oct 27, 2019 8:23 pm ¦ Forum: New York State Railfan ¦ Topic: Finger Lakes Railway (FGLK) Discussion ¦ Replies: 550 ¦ Views: 186819All the rail is there, so I'm guessing that they will put the track back once the water line is in?
Coal train in Rochester...
by Ironhorse27 ¦ Mon Jul 01, 2019 8:24 pm ¦ Forum: New York State Railfan ¦ Topic: Coal train in Rochester... ¦ Replies: 4 ¦ Views: 2143This afternoon, I believe I saw a CSX coal train headed eastbound. The part of the train I saw was all CSX hoppers. Anyone have any idea where this train was going? I thought there was no coal traffic running on this particular line.
Re: Trains on CSX St. Lawrence Sub (CR's Montreal Secondary)
by Ironhorse27 ¦ Mon May 06, 2019 8:29 pm ¦ Forum: New York State Railfan ¦ Topic: Trains on CSX St. Lawrence Sub (CR's Montreal Secondary) ¦ Replies: 2217 ¦ Views: 574111tree68 wrote:From what I've heard, they still are. Time will tell.johnpbarlow wrote:Is CSX still shopping the Montreal Secondary line?I haven't heard that they're not, but a lot of things quietly changed after EHH passed.
Re: Trains on CSX St. Lawrence Sub (CR's Montreal Secondary)
by Ironhorse27 ¦ Tue Mar 12, 2019 5:44 pm ¦ Forum: New York State Railfan ¦ Topic: Trains on CSX St. Lawrence Sub (CR's Montreal Secondary) ¦ Replies: 2217 ¦ Views: 574111Geometry train perhaps?
Re: Trains on CSX St. Lawrence Sub (CR's Montreal Secondary)
by Ironhorse27 ¦ Wed Dec 12, 2018 7:06 pm ¦ Forum: New York State Railfan ¦ Topic: Trains on CSX St. Lawrence Sub (CR's Montreal Secondary) ¦ Replies: 2217 ¦ Views: 574111Hmmm..maybe rerouting traffic off the line perhaps?
Re: Trains on CSX St. Lawrence Sub (CR's Montreal Secondary)
by Ironhorse27 ¦ Sat Aug 04, 2018 8:51 pm ¦ Forum: New York State Railfan ¦ Topic: Trains on CSX St. Lawrence Sub (CR's Montreal Secondary) ¦ Replies: 2217 ¦ Views: 574111How has the traffic been here in the last couple months? Tarriffs affecting carloadings?
Re: CSX Selling Trackage
by Ironhorse27 ¦ Fri Apr 13, 2018 9:18 pm ¦ Forum: CSX Transportation including Pan Am ¦ Topic: CSX Selling Trackage ¦ Replies: 168 ¦ Views: 131566What is the difference between the rulebook CSX uses and the Canadian GCOR rules?
Re: CSX Selling Trackage
by Ironhorse27 ¦ Wed Apr 11, 2018 9:11 pm ¦ Forum: CSX Transportation including Pan Am ¦ Topic: CSX Selling Trackage ¦ Replies: 168 ¦ Views: 131566From what I have read, CSX has tried to sell the line at least twice. The traffic would still go back on CSX in Syracuse, but they would not have to operate and maintain a line which is not in there "core" system.
Re: Rochester traffic dwindles - do we still need the CSX ma
by Ironhorse27 ¦ Sun Apr 01, 2018 3:40 pm ¦ Forum: New York State Railfan ¦ Topic: Rochester traffic dwindles - do we still need the CSX main? ¦ Replies: 31 ¦ Views: 8246Amtrak has a brand new station in Rochester, and frankly, moving 30 freights onto the West Shore would not be a smart operating plan. No need to create a choke point where one does not currently exist.
Re: Trains on CSX St. Lawrence Sub (CR's Montreal Secondary)
by Ironhorse27 ¦ Wed Mar 21, 2018 9:02 pm ¦ Forum: New York State Railfan ¦ Topic: Trains on CSX St. Lawrence Sub (CR's Montreal Secondary) ¦ Replies: 2217 ¦ Views: 574111Anyone know where I can get a good timetable or track chart for this line?