fogg1703 wrote:Can someone refresh my memory on why the rerouted SEPO/POSE aren't handed off to CSX at Rotterdam Jct instead of W Springfield?They're doing both.
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fogg1703 wrote:Can someone refresh my memory on why the rerouted SEPO/POSE aren't handed off to CSX at Rotterdam Jct instead of W Springfield?They're doing both.
newpylong wrote:They're doing both.Thanks. Wasn't sure if CSX's preference was to add Selkirk bound traffic at W Springfield onto the smaller 60-80 car rerouted POSE to bring it up to Boston Line standards of 90-120 cars.
fogg1703 wrote:Can someone refresh my memory on why the rerouted SEPO/POSE aren't handed off to CSX at Rotterdam Jct instead of W Springfield?Possible that there's some arcane fine-print in the PAS partnership about which alt. routing PAR has to give NS a bigger cut of the proceeds. Since POSE/SEPO via Barbers doesn't involve PAS in any way, PAR doesn't have to share any revenue on that run with NS. Was a written concession in the PAS agreement for evening out competitive balance variables that PAR be allowed to carve out its own space for this train separate from the partnership.
BM6569 wrote:I bet you are enjoying those moves!To quote Mike Reno, I'm "Lovin' Every Minute of It"!! How often do the trains run, and usually days or nights?
whatelyrailfan wrote:How often do the trains runTypically: every 24 hours, 6 days a week. They're supposed to leave Portland in the late night, and they'd typically arrive at Worcester in the very early morning. Since they're not arriving at Worcester, I'm not sure what time/how they're leaving Selkirk.
BostonUrbEx wrote:Typically (at least for the last 6-12 months) POSE goes by my area in Kingston, NH early in the morning like 7am and SEPO usually chugs by in the afternoon between 3-5:30pm, I have also witnessed SEPO leave Ayer 3 times in the past few months around noon so the pattern seems pretty consistentwhatelyrailfan wrote:How often do the trains runTypically: every 24 hours, 6 days a week. They're supposed to leave Portland in the late night, and they'd typically arrive at Worcester in the very early morning. Since they're not arriving at Worcester, I'm not sure what time/how they're leaving Selkirk.
jaymac wrote:Given how frank -- even proud -- CSX seems about its retrenchments, it would seem expectable that NS might scale back its competition-based investments, including for PAS.Or sensing an opening, increasing their PAS etc investments to finally have a distinct advantage over CSX. Or do the decaying CSX connections make this moot?