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Re: Gardner Gawking

 by neman2 ¦  Tue Dec 12, 2023 7:42 pm ¦  Forum: Pan Am Southern (PAS) / Berkshire Eastern Railroad ¦  Topic: Gardner Gawking ¦  Replies: 3196 ¦  Views: 650215

=jaymac post_id=1634784 time=1702372107 user_id=17772Dear KittyCat- I know that you know that I know that it is merely inconvenient when I -- and thus the readers -- can't get clear receptions. I also know that you also know that it is a concern of far greater magnitude when crews can't get or give...

Re: The Stony Brook Branch

 by neman2 ¦  Sun Dec 10, 2023 1:37 pm ¦  Forum: Pan Am Railways (formerly Guilford Rail System) ¦  Topic: The Stony Brook Branch ¦  Replies: 222 ¦  Views: 54089

M426 has been arriving in D2 between 12:00 and 21:00 lately, M427 arriving in B+E territory in the 06:00-10:00 range. Some notations of activity showing how the B+E/ CSX interface is progressing. 12/2 Saturday 09:15 M427 arrived at CPF-312, B+E instructed them set off on 11, pickup on IM #1. At 11:4...

Re: The Stony Brook Branch

 by neman2 ¦  Sun Dec 03, 2023 8:30 am ¦  Forum: Pan Am Railways (formerly Guilford Rail System) ¦  Topic: The Stony Brook Branch ¦  Replies: 222 ¦  Views: 54089

Zoomed pics always make track look bad. The orange flagging could be the location or may be unrelated. When I have seen humps like that near that flagging on track projects I was on there is something under the tracks such as a culvert or pipe under the roadbed. Could be easily fixed by raising the ...

Re: The Stony Brook Branch

 by neman2 ¦  Sat Dec 02, 2023 8:16 am ¦  Forum: Pan Am Railways (formerly Guilford Rail System) ¦  Topic: The Stony Brook Branch ¦  Replies: 222 ¦  Views: 54089

I drive past 312 frequently on Rt. 119 and haven't seen any evidence of activity, but I'm not sure where the x-over will be since there is a curve west of 312 that may require it's installation out of my sight closer to Wagon Wheel x-ing (Nemco Way).

Re: The Stony Brook Branch

 by neman2 ¦  Fri Dec 01, 2023 7:54 am ¦  Forum: Pan Am Railways (formerly Guilford Rail System) ¦  Topic: The Stony Brook Branch ¦  Replies: 222 ¦  Views: 54089

A short report from the last few days. Tuesday 11/28 at 21:12 D2 informs M426 CSXT 483 they will do a live re-crew at Westford. 21:30 Littleton detector reports 2 high load defects and 486 axles. In what is becoming a standard procedure crew is told they will do a "roll by" with new crew a...

Re: CSX Track Upgrades & Infrastructure of Pan Am

 by neman2 ¦  Wed Nov 29, 2023 6:51 am ¦  Forum: Pan Am Railways (formerly Guilford Rail System) ¦  Topic: CSX Track Upgrades & Infrastructure of Pan Am ¦  Replies: 872 ¦  Views: 159960

NHV 669 wrote: Sun Nov 26, 2023 4:09 pm A new detector has been installed at
Heath Street (Russ Crossing) in Newton, NH.
It will be interesting to see if these other new detectors give the number of apparently false high load hits the 126 detector in Littleton has been giving.

Re: The Stony Brook Branch

 by neman2 ¦  Mon Nov 27, 2023 7:53 am ¦  Forum: Pan Am Railways (formerly Guilford Rail System) ¦  Topic: The Stony Brook Branch ¦  Replies: 222 ¦  Views: 54089

I hope everyone had a good holiday. My notes from the last several days- Wednesday 11/22 15:30 Frequent "testing" transmissions again from 126 detector. At 16:15 M426 CSX 488 got 2 high load hits and 488 axles from 126 detector. Friday 11/24 16:57 M427 no defects 414 axles by 126 detector....

Re: PAR Business Train (ST 100, 101, 102 & 103; PAR 1 & 2)

 by neman2 ¦  Thu Nov 23, 2023 7:09 am ¦  Forum: Pan Am Railways (formerly Guilford Rail System) ¦  Topic: PAR Business Train (ST 100, 101, 102 & 103; PAR 1 & 2) ¦  Replies: 1462 ¦  Views: 389104

We need a Mellon or Fink Scrooge meme.

Re: The Stony Brook Branch

 by neman2 ¦  Mon Nov 20, 2023 8:25 pm ¦  Forum: Pan Am Railways (formerly Guilford Rail System) ¦  Topic: The Stony Brook Branch ¦  Replies: 222 ¦  Views: 54089

I haven't been listening/observing much the past few days, but here's some notes. Friday 11/17 at 19:35 M426 with CSX 479 had 2 high load hits and 450 axles from the MP 126 defect detector. Saturday at 22:07 M426 had two high load hits and 390 axles. Sunday between 13:00 and 13:40 a lot of announcem...

Re: The Stony Brook Branch

 by neman2 ¦  Wed Nov 15, 2023 8:58 am ¦  Forum: Pan Am Railways (formerly Guilford Rail System) ¦  Topic: The Stony Brook Branch ¦  Replies: 222 ¦  Views: 54089

Some additional info after my post last night. The train that was picking up cars in Ayer yard headed east through 126 detector getting 2 high load defects, 290 axles and when calling D2 id was LW-14* After checking the supposed high cars at Westford, D2 told them to pick up the cars that LO 67 had ...

Re: The Stony Brook Branch

 by neman2 ¦  Tue Nov 14, 2023 7:54 pm ¦  Forum: Pan Am Railways (formerly Guilford Rail System) ¦  Topic: The Stony Brook Branch ¦  Replies: 222 ¦  Views: 54089

Some miscellaneous monitoring notes--- Monday at 20:16 D2 gave "POED 7535 ok to proceed on signal indication" location unknown. Later D2 in conversation with 426 about "train being almost 9000 feet" and "the chief says your units are ? amount of horsepower and capable of ? t...

Re: The Stony Brook Branch

 by neman2 ¦  Sun Nov 12, 2023 7:57 pm ¦  Forum: Pan Am Railways (formerly Guilford Rail System) ¦  Topic: The Stony Brook Branch ¦  Replies: 222 ¦  Views: 54089

Saturday night at 21:40 a train identified as EDPO got 2 high load hits and 290 axles from 126 detector, instructed by D2 to stop at Westford to check the high cars.

Re: Pan Am Worcester Main Line

 by neman2 ¦  Sun Nov 12, 2023 7:50 pm ¦  Forum: Pan Am Railways (formerly Guilford Rail System) ¦  Topic: Pan Am Worcester Main Line ¦  Replies: 838 ¦  Views: 187146

At 19:33 today M427 with CSX 476,477, and 884 received a no defects and 330 axles from 126 detector. B+E told them to take I believe IM-3.
At 20:48 they got a Form D from D1 WOR 1 to Burncoat, live CSX recrew at New Bond.

Re: The Stony Brook Branch

 by neman2 ¦  Fri Nov 10, 2023 8:32 am ¦  Forum: Pan Am Railways (formerly Guilford Rail System) ¦  Topic: The Stony Brook Branch ¦  Replies: 222 ¦  Views: 54089

After I posted last night LWR got 2 high load defects from CSX 126 detector. When they called D2 to tell him part of his response was something about " I don't know why you aren't L 074. " I don't know where these symbols are coming from. There's a CSX wiki page that id's L 074 as Ayer to ...

Re: The Stony Brook Branch

 by neman2 ¦  Thu Nov 09, 2023 8:30 pm ¦  Forum: Pan Am Railways (formerly Guilford Rail System) ¦  Topic: The Stony Brook Branch ¦  Replies: 222 ¦  Views: 54089

Even though my post will be in this topic some items will reference B+E and some the Worcester Main. At 15:00 M427 with MEC 7620, CSXT 7237, and CSXT 3185 was tied down at Graniteville. At 18:43 train LWR with MEC 5972 got 241 from B+E at CPF 312. At about 21:00 M427 was instructed by B+E that LWR w...

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