I saw a train that appeared to have two NS units and a bunch of cars sitting just north/east of Trenton at about 11:40 PM at night on 6/30. It was facing south/west waiting just outside of the station and interlocking. What train might have this been? Assuming MO = Morrisville, PA, it would probabl...
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Re: Trenton
by rr503 ¦ Sun Aug 02, 2015 12:39 pm ¦ Forum: New Jersey Railfan ¦ Topic: Trenton ¦ Replies: 11 ¦ Views: 4900Re: South Jersey
by rr503 ¦ Sat Aug 01, 2015 9:41 am ¦ Forum: New Jersey Railfan ¦ Topic: South Jersey ¦ Replies: 1520 ¦ Views: 315206Carload Freight -- Does it Have a Future?
by rr503 ¦ Fri Jul 31, 2015 8:59 pm ¦ Forum: General Class I and II Discussion ¦ Topic: Carload Freight -- Does it Have a Future? ¦ Replies: 16 ¦ Views: 12596Yes, I know I'm polluting the class I forum with topics, but here I go:
Does carload freight have a future, and if so, in what form?
Re: Fascinating Article - September 2015 TRAINS
by rr503 ¦ Fri Jul 31, 2015 8:57 pm ¦ Forum: General Class I and II Discussion ¦ Topic: Fascinating Article - September 2015 TRAINS ¦ Replies: 13 ¦ Views: 6239I'd move 1 conrail vs many conrails + excessive network shrinkage from sidebar to somewhere mid-list, replacing either 5, 12 or something(s) else, these are just the ones that pop to mind.
NEC freight train sighting questions
by rr503 ¦ Fri Jul 31, 2015 8:54 pm ¦ Forum: DelMarVa & Washington, D.C. Railfan ¦ Topic: NEC freight train sighting questions ¦ Replies: 1 ¦ Views: 20630I took Amtrak WAS-NYP today, and on my way, I saw 2 things that confused me At NS's yard in Baltimore (https://www.google.com/maps/@39.2977469,-76.5410006,904m/data=!3m1!1e3" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;), there was a REALLY long cut of boxcars. Are these in revenue servic...
Re: South Jersey
by rr503 ¦ Fri Jul 31, 2015 8:50 pm ¦ Forum: New Jersey Railfan ¦ Topic: South Jersey ¦ Replies: 1520 ¦ Views: 315206Saw 39G waiting to enter NEC @ Frankford Jct. today
Re: Virginia Avenue Tunnel project
by rr503 ¦ Thu Jul 30, 2015 8:19 am ¦ Forum: CSX Transportation including Pan Am ¦ Topic: Virginia Avenue Tunnel project ¦ Replies: 43 ¦ Views: 16005Would L'Enfant be ok if I don't have a scanner? My guess is that they are not to hot on plain-old-loitering, but it would certainly draw less attention in the first place, so it's probably a fairly safe try. Also, I was thinking, about 25 years ago, I had a meeting in a building in which the FAA wa...
Re: Railpace Rumors
by rr503 ¦ Wed Jul 29, 2015 4:26 pm ¦ Forum: Providence and Worcester Railroad ¦ Topic: P&W Locomotive Fleet ¦ Replies: 365 ¦ Views: 89560Trains is reporting it too http://trn.trains.com/news/news-wire/2015/07/providence--worcester-purchases-emd-sd70m-2s" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Quote: WORCESTER, Mass. – Providence & Worcester Railroad has purchased its first six-motor locomotives, a pair of EMD SD7...
Re: ACS-64 Testing, Developments, & Sightings
by rr503 ¦ Tue Jul 28, 2015 2:38 pm ¦ Forum: Amtrak ¦ Topic: Amtrak ACS-64 Sprinter Discussion ¦ Replies: 2993 ¦ Views: 767488srock1028 wrote:I seerr503 wrote: OkA-> for Amtrak. 130-> train number. (28)->day of operation.
Thanks
Why is it called a130?
NJ-> for NJ Transit. 2602 -> train number. (28)-> day of operation.
I got the 28, 130, but I somehow didn't get the a part
My bad
Re: ACS-64 Testing, Developments, & Sightings
by rr503 ¦ Tue Jul 28, 2015 10:48 am ¦ Forum: Amtrak ¦ Topic: Amtrak ACS-64 Sprinter Discussion ¦ Replies: 2993 ¦ Views: 767488srock1028 wrote:Okrr503 wrote:I don't know yet, may have an answer around 2:00.srock1028 wrote:What happened to it?rr503 wrote:2 of them (i think 608+614) just arrived with what I believe is the Vermonter on track 11That would be the disabled A130 (28).
Stalled?
Thanks
Why is it called a130?
Re: ACS-64 Testing, Developments, & Sightings
by rr503 ¦ Tue Jul 28, 2015 10:29 am ¦ Forum: Amtrak ¦ Topic: Amtrak ACS-64 Sprinter Discussion ¦ Replies: 2993 ¦ Views: 767488srock1028 wrote:What happened to it?rr503 wrote:2 of them (i think 608+614) just arrived with what I believe is the Vermonter on track 11That would be the disabled A130 (28).
Stalled?
Re: ACS-64 Testing, Developments, & Sightings
by rr503 ¦ Tue Jul 28, 2015 10:12 am ¦ Forum: Amtrak ¦ Topic: Amtrak ACS-64 Sprinter Discussion ¦ Replies: 2993 ¦ Views: 7674882 of them (i think 608+614) just arrived with what I believe is the Vermonter on track 11 at Penn
Re: LIRR electrification
by rr503 ¦ Tue Jul 28, 2015 8:26 am ¦ Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦ Topic: LIRR electrification ¦ Replies: 20 ¦ Views: 6212Penn Station was built with 3rd rail in the beginning,as LIRR was a ward under PRR ownership,that's how the 3rd rail extended eastward on the island. The 11kv 25hz overhead wire came into Penn Station a few years later,as did the NY Connecting RR,a joint NH/PRR project I see... Then it was too late...
LIRR electrification
by rr503 ¦ Mon Jul 27, 2015 8:40 pm ¦ Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦ Topic: LIRR electrification ¦ Replies: 20 ¦ Views: 6212When it was electrifying, why didn't it use catenary so it would be compatible with the PRR's other ops?
Re: CSX-Oak Point/Fremont
by rr503 ¦ Mon Jul 27, 2015 8:17 pm ¦ Forum: CSX Transportation including Pan Am ¦ Topic: CSX-Oak Point/Fremont ¦ Replies: 1971 ¦ Views: 467048How many cars does q431 usually run with? Ranges depending on the day and many other factors. Max allowed cars on MNR is 125 and they have reached that plenty of times. What are these other factors? Has CSX ever used the NEC routing via CT for trains? Also, why/when did they (CR or CSX, I can't rem...