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Well Mr. Detainer, I appreciate your post. And I bet Matt Langworthy does as well. Fact of the matter is, as I gather up more info, the Southern Tier is about to go through a huge reawakening. With the biggest hurdle being fixed as we speak (Letchworth Bridge), and the Panama Canal expansion, Norfol...

How much Canadien bound traffic used to come off the West Coast docks, from these massive cargo ships ? Calgary and Winnepeg markets are served by the big ports at Seattle and Vancouver, and will continue as usual. I really don't forsee much change to Canada intermodal routing. After all, the port o...

It will certainly be interesting how the traffic tonnage routes will shift accordingly. Especially with the downturn in coal and oil traffic. Now the whole economy is slowing down on it's usual 7 ~ 8 yr cycle, combined with seasonal traditions, and China's problems.

I agree, it's rather ridiculous, IMHO. But at least they're not completely forgetting about it, or worse yet, bulldozing it off the face of the planet for eternity. But what is up with using a huge donation (well huge for this area) on just 2 miles of the 27 mile goal ? Not including bridges ? So ar...

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I have a few from the early 1990's laying around in a storage unit or 2. It's been awhile, but I think I have 2 or 3 different years. One of the years I ended up with 2 copies. I bet there's alot still out there, but alot of''em I'm sure have been tossed or lost. What can you do with them after you'...

The great War On Coal continues. Cuomo says he wants NY coal-free by 2020. Before long the hopper car will be as rare as the locomotive tender. Well just 2 years ago Norfolk Southern was doing a rebuild program on thousands of worn out hopper cars. Wonder what has come of that. And what in the worl...

Coal trains on CSX still go to Ravena, NY, Kodak in Rochester, Somerset, and perhaps still to Kenmore and/or Dunkirk as well (not qualified out west). NS trains still go to Bow, NH, and Ludlowville, NY. They're definitely not nearly as common as they once were, but they still run occasionally. I've...

While I'd be happy to help you, I don't know that any of us understand exactly what your looking for. Am I correct to assume you want a dedicated siding or dead end track, currently not in use ? Is this for one time off loading, or a semi-perm venture ?

One customer ??? Before they throw in the towel, why wouldn't they charge passengers $10 and $5 and make a few improvements. Seems like they are falling apart and allowing things to run away from them. That's really too sad. :( I'm not sure how you can indict railroad management for what is happeni...

Digressing slightly, I have heard tell that back the the time immediately after it was vacated, that many of the offices on the higher floors seemed to have been left pretty much as they had been. I heard that in some instances there were desks, and file cabinets full of paperwork for whatever that...

Ok so enough about how colorful the neighborhood is. Can we please get back on topic? I'm sure Harry Stinson (developer) is well aware of the uphill challenges that he has to face. He knows plenty of information on the building and its surrounding area or else he wouldn't have come forward with his...

One customer ??? Before they throw in the towel, why wouldn't they charge passengers $10 and $5 and make a few improvements. Seems like they are falling apart and allowing things to run away from them. That's really too sad.

I just moved out of living in Mobile for 2 years, just 3 weeks ago. I used to travel I-65 boring 4-hr trip through Flomaton area every other weekend to get to my golf course home, then full of scale model HO trains near Calera, Al.. Unfortunately, not being from Alabama (originally from upstate NY),...

Now that's hilarious...