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Re: Chasing railroads for my birthday

 by jurtz ¦  Wed Jul 29, 2015 10:35 am ¦  Forum: New York State Railfan ¦  Topic: Chasing railroads for my birthday ¦  Replies: 63 ¦  Views: 33452

sd80mac wrote:
RussNelson wrote: No sign of OTM, but I saw 55 gallon barrels which were empty. My speculation? Somebody stole the OTM.
OTM?
OTM = Other Track Material (spikes, fish plates, nuts & bolts, etc.)

Re: Utica Derailment 7/21: Union Station Damaged

 by jurtz ¦  Thu Jul 23, 2015 4:53 pm ¦  Forum: New York, Susquehanna & Western - Past and Present ¦  Topic: Mishap at Union Station, Utica, NY ¦  Replies: 90 ¦  Views: 38426

Does anyone know if a derail is normally used on the siding at that location?

Re: CSX crossings in Oneida - closing another one?

 by jurtz ¦  Mon May 25, 2015 6:41 pm ¦  Forum: New York State Railfan ¦  Topic: CSX crossings in Oneida - closing another one? ¦  Replies: 8 ¦  Views: 3040

Hearings were held by the state DOT in 2013 and it was decided then to close Sand Hill Rd. Crossing, with a target date of 2018. With Kotary Road work now nearly complete, I believe the next step is to replace the Randall Road bridge. After that, the crossing can come out.

Re: The NYC West Shore Thread

 by jurtz ¦  Mon Apr 20, 2015 6:14 pm ¦  Forum: New York State Railfan ¦  Topic: The NYC West Shore Thread ¦  Replies: 109 ¦  Views: 38604

Your photo looks remarkably similar to this image from the Wikipedia page for the Janney coupler: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janney_coupler#/media/File:Syracuse-malleable_1899.jpg According to the Wikipedia page, the mandated year when all cars had to have automatic couplers was 1900. The Janney c...

Re: broken down train @ Ridge rd....

 by jurtz ¦  Tue Feb 10, 2015 12:10 pm ¦  Forum: New York State Railfan ¦  Topic: CSX stalled train at Ridge Road - 2/10/15 ¦  Replies: 12 ¦  Views: 3000

Obviously I don't know the details but I wonder why they did not release the air? We all know they will roll north from there, and in theory it should have been an easy thing to clear the road, then stop and tie the train down. If the prime mover was not functioning, there would be no way to mainta...

Re: Cuomo's budget and oil

 by jurtz ¦  Fri Jan 23, 2015 1:30 pm ¦  Forum: New York State Railfan ¦  Topic: Cuomo's budget and oil ¦  Replies: 28 ¦  Views: 4796

The specific proposal: Additionally, the Governor proposes to make the fees for oil trans-shipped through the state the same as oil that is imported into New York for use. Both fees would be increased to 13.75 cents per barrel, from 12.25 cents per barrel imported for use and 1.5 cents for trans-shi...

Re: Train Wreck Point - Rt. 28 Big Moose NY

 by jurtz ¦  Wed Sep 17, 2014 6:40 am ¦  Forum: New York State Railfan ¦  Topic: Train Wreck Point - Rt. 28 Big Moose NY ¦  Replies: 12 ¦  Views: 11123

My Great Grandfather Benjamin Harrison Hall was the train Engineer on the train that had the accident on the evening of Nov. 9, 1913 he died in that accident. I have a $5.00 bill that was in his possession that night. The bill is soaked in diesel fuel from the event. Just FWIW, it's not likely the ...

Re: When will Strates Carnival Train depart Hamburg/Buffalo?

 by jurtz ¦  Tue Aug 19, 2014 7:16 am ¦  Forum: New York State Railfan ¦  Topic: Strates Circus Train Status in New York ¦  Replies: 455 ¦  Views: 35800

This is the first year (in a long time) that Strates will not be at the NYS Fair.

Re: Ex Metro-North F-unit in Utica

 by jurtz ¦  Thu Aug 14, 2014 12:40 pm ¦  Forum: New York State Railfan ¦  Topic: Ex Metro-North F-unit in Utica ¦  Replies: 13 ¦  Views: 2724

It is out of service, used only as a part donor.

Re: Any new information on CSX's NYS Signal replacement?

 by jurtz ¦  Fri Mar 28, 2014 1:51 pm ¦  Forum: New York State Railfan ¦  Topic: CSX signal replacement across New York State ¦  Replies: 940 ¦  Views: 232611

SST wrote:Will this basic use still apply with the new signals?
I believe all of the new distant (non CP) signals are always on, displaying yellow over red even if there is no train in the area. If you see some other aspect, however, it is an indication that something is coming.

Re: Any new information on CSX's NYS Signal replacement?

 by jurtz ¦  Tue Jan 21, 2014 3:45 pm ¦  Forum: New York State Railfan ¦  Topic: CSX signal replacement across New York State ¦  Replies: 940 ¦  Views: 232611

CP263 Sand Hill road crossing is torn out and gravel, conduit that curves under the road north of the tracks added, hard to tell in the dark but masts for new signals may already be added on the west side of the CP. Yes, there is a single mast up on the north side of the ROW (signal heads turned aw...

Re: Adirondack Scenic Railroad (ADIX) Discussion - 2013

 by jurtz ¦  Tue Sep 10, 2013 11:25 am ¦  Forum: New York State Railfan ¦  Topic: Adirondack Scenic Railroad (ADIX) Discussion - 2013 ¦  Replies: 344 ¦  Views: 46702

I was at Old Forge last night. Did not see any evidence of busloads (or even carloads) of pro-snomobile fanatics packing the meeting. As stated in the meeting announcements, this was NOT a forum where people stood up in front of the crowd and made their statements with the audience clapping or booin...

Re: Adirondack Scenic Railroad (ADIX) Discussion - 2013

 by jurtz ¦  Thu Sep 05, 2013 6:55 am ¦  Forum: New York State Railfan ¦  Topic: Adirondack Scenic Railroad (ADIX) Discussion - 2013 ¦  Replies: 344 ¦  Views: 46702

After reading the letter crafted to snowmobilers, what bullet points can we use to support retaining the rails? To me, the simplest argument is that the corridor already IS a snowmobile trail. Removing the rails will not add one mile of new snowmobile trail to the existing (and already very extensi...

Re: Rome, NY Questions?

 by jurtz ¦  Sun Jun 23, 2013 7:18 pm ¦  Forum: New York State Railfan ¦  Topic: Rome, NY Questions? ¦  Replies: 9 ¦  Views: 1880

1) Was the New York Central station on S. James St. in Rome used for passenger service after the mainline was re-aligned along Martin St. If so, when did passenger service end? I recently read an article from around 1912 which stated that the new station on the Rome bypass (Martin St.) would have 3...

Re: Any new information on CSX's NYS Signal replacement?

 by jurtz ¦  Tue Jun 18, 2013 6:23 am ¦  Forum: New York State Railfan ¦  Topic: CSX signal replacement across New York State ¦  Replies: 940 ¦  Views: 232611

Looks like the conversion at CP263 (Sand Hill Rd.) is now underway. There are sections of new signal towers on the ground, a new switch panel for the siding, new mounts for the crossing gates and conduit being laid. This is on top of a tie replacement project in the same area.

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