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If the P42 came lite from PHL to HAR, it would take longer than typical revenue speeds due to reduced braking on the engine(s).

No crossings = no bueno.

The new Penn schedules have the consideration of reduced capacity of one of the four North River bores being OOS for refurbishment. They definenty could've gotten to this level of GCT/Penn service more gradually (across several months, not years), but here we are.

Mod Note: I copied the preceding post and made a new topic to discuss the new factory in Lexington NC.

Mod Note: Saturday’s derailment in Springfield, OH has its own thread.

https://railroad.net/post1617386.html#p1617386

Mod Note: I pulled the large post about the Railway Safety Act of 2023 and created it's own thread in General Class 1 & 2

railway-safety-act-of-2023-t175116.html

Mod Note: I split off the Cranberry Station talk into a new thread.

With some google-fu, the former Chamberlin & Barclay property at 2 Hightstown-Cranbury Station Rd sold in 2020 to a subsidiary of Haddad brands. So it will most likely be distribution of shoes and clothing items. The quotes below are from the township meeting minutes . The applicant is seeking t...

It is far more probable to have the two switches "normal" in the ETT for the future south leg of the wye to the southern direction on the SOUS. Online traffic is non-existent north of Farmingdale for those 12 miles. This is just as the same as the Conrail ETT normal switch position for the...

I thought the grant was for Class 2 track (25 mph freight) on the 132lb rebuild. Glancing through the docs, I can’t find the reference for the rebuild section.

However the grant also had 3,000 wood ties to keep the network up to Class 1 (10 mph freight) standards.

There is a layover at Franklin, and it holds 3 trains & is inadequate for service levels of yesteryear or today. The current schedule requires 4 sets for AM rush hour, and one of those sets are deadheaded from Readville. Pre-covid Forge Park required 6 sets of equipment for AM rush; 3 from the l...

One of the tunnel bores will be ducking under, so that the BAL terminating moves heading southbound will not conflict with through movements on the higher number tracks at the station.

See pages 22 & 24 of this PDF linked in the Frederick Douglas Tunnel Thready

This map, from the article above, is very helpful in understanding the layout of events.

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NY&LB wrote: ↑Tue Feb 14, 2023 11:50 am Compass NORTH

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https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/06/us/east-palestine-ohio-train-derailment-fire-monday/index.html There was a mechanical failure warning before the crash, NTSB Member Michael Graham said Sunday. About 10 of 20 cars carrying hazardous materials – among more than 100 cars in all – derailed, the agency sai...