CSX-Oak Point/Fremont

[fl9m2004]

I wonder if today's FPCH will be light power or a 25-30 car train

[gregorygrice]

I wonder if today's FPCH will be light power or a 25-30 car train

CHFP runs tonight, not FPCH.

[csx8851]

Hey, did CHFP come into town this Labor Day weekend?

[DogBert]

Nope. Never runs on a holiday, so far as I know.

CSX came back from fresh pond around 9ish (probably went light), and just went back a few minutes ago. 2Sd40-2s and a GP38-2 (2717). Many hi cube boxcars and BRRX empties.

[DogBert]

P&W headin' towards FP over hell gate right now. SD60/40-2/60 combo.

They've been pretty consistently getting out of here btw 5:30-6:15 on fridays, so if anyone's looking to catch it going back, plan accordingly.

[AlKaLI]

^ ^ Thanks DogBert. Maybe I'll catch them on my way home. For this morning, caught the very tail end of CSX heading northbound to Oak Point. Container flats of green trash containers at the tail end crossing over the LIRR at 7:00 AM.

[DogBert]

P&W just crossed hell gate going to CT. long train.

[dedm30junk]

Again no pictures from anybody?

[fl9m2004]

When would it come through Stamford

[gregorygrice]

P&W just crossed hell gate going to CT. long train.

Took over 6 hours just to get to Stamford. Cleared the station just past 1AM. Video will be posted later.

[gregorygrice]

Video is up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBP4bIZlRI8" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Also did anyone notice the CDOT P32 in Oak Point Yard?

[fl9m2004]

CDOT 228

[csx8851]

CSX had some major problems yesterday after leaving FP. I don't know when it left FP but all I know is that when I was out for a walk around 5:30pm, the train was halted on the line. I believe it was some air problem as the train wasn't able to move forward, and when it did, it would just go into emergency (this happened twice). Saw a CSX employee hanging from a boxcar in the latter half of the train. They cleared my place around 6:30pm. Extremely late......

This is now twice that CSX has been delayed due to air problems. I wonder whats going on?

[fl9m2004]

did FPCH have any bad wheel sets reason I asked is because 2 gatx hoppers where on track 6 at South Norwalk
8150 was one number bad wheel set on rear

[NYCS]

To everyone interested in CSX, its interchange with the NY&A, and operations in Oak Point and up the Hudson Line -

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