NS On the NEC

[Big Bri]

Thurs. March 11, 2010
And it just keeps getting smaller and smaller.................
A wee-little H-86 by me at Eddystone Sta.
(H-86) Amtk #1 trk 4:54am
NS 9237 C40-9W
NS 9594 C40-9W

9 Cars
48 axles

Bri

[Big Bri]

Fri. March 12, 2010
And back we go to Prospect Park Sta. for 2 Northbounds within 10 minutes of each other.

1.(H-86) Amtk #1 trk 4:51am
NS 9237 Dash-9W
NS 9594 Dash-9W

36 Cars
156 axles
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2.(NS-501) Amtk #1 trk 5:02am
NS 8374 C40-8W(x6153) "HH"
NS 2552 SD-70

0 x 114 = 114 (mty Hopps)
3,258 Tons
468 axles
5,752 feet

Bri

[Big Bri]

Tues. March 23,2010
Ant yet again another H-86 and NS-501 only 10 minutes apart! Of course by me at none other than
Prospect Park Sta.
1.(H-86) Amtk #1 trk 4:55am
NS 9971 C40-9W
NS 9594 C40-9W

27 Cars
120 axles
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2.(NS-501) Amtk #1 trk 5:05am
NS 2628 SD-70M
NS 8776 C40-9

0 x 71 = 71 (mty Hopps)
2,080 Tons
296 axles
3,663 feet

Bri

[Big Bri]

Tues. March 30, 2010
I just noticed that it's one solid week since the the last posting of the same 2 trains. And both 10 mins. apart once again!
By me at Prospect Park Sta.
1.(H-86) Amtk #1 trk 5:10am
NS 9971 Dash-9W
NS 9594 Dash-9W
NS 5312 GP-38-2(x8129) "HH" Dead-In-Tow

31 Cars
140 axles
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2.(NS-501) Amtk #1 trk 5:20am
NS 8453 C40-8W(xLMS 713)"HH"
NS 8776 C40-9

0 x 69 = 69 (mty Hopps)
2,020 Tons
288 axles
3,564 feet

Bri

[Big Bri]

Thurs. April 1, 2010
An itsy-bisty-weeeeeeeeeeeee-little local by me at Ridley Park Sta, this morning.

(H-86) Amtk #1 trk 5:07am
NS 9971 C40-9W
NS 9594 C40-9W

10 Cars
52 axles

Brian

[SEPTAR3kid]

Are these trains daily or are there some days you don't see if them? They seem very consistant.

[Big Bri]

H-86 works Mon to Fri. From listening every morning onmy scanner before work they seem to time their departure from Stoney Creek to around 4:30-4:40am. If a 501 is working, the Creek will tell the 501 to follow the H-86 out the Linwood Branch and onto the NEC.
The PECO coal train (NS-500) runs as needed. When the hoppers are mty an Abrams crew will usually be called between 7pm-9pm to be Jitnied down to the Power which sits on Boeing siding.
Lately the H-86 has been quite small. But that will soon change now that the Gons are going back out to the sludge plant on the 60th St. Branch. They'll comback loaded in 20 car cuts. H-86 will then take them back to Abrams where they'll head west on 17G.

Bri

[Big Bri]

H-86 is ordered out of Abrams at 8pm. Mon-Fri.

Bri

[Big Bri]

Tues. April 5, 2010
So, would any of you believe that for a THIRD straight Tuesday morning H-86 and NS-501 ran by me at Prospect Park Sta.??? 10 minutes apart.......again!
1.(H-86) Amtk # 1 trk 4:54am
NS 7541 GEVO
NS 9846 C40-9W

68 Cars
284 axles
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2.(NS-501) Amtk # 1 trk 5:05am
NS 8453 C40-8W(xLMS 713) "HH"
NS 8776 C40-9

0 x 70 = 70 (mty Hopps)
2,052 Tons
292 axles
3,616 feet

Bri

[Big Bri]

Fri. April 9, 2010
H-86 Northbound by me at Ridley Park Sta.
(H-86) Amtk #1 trk 4:58am
NS 9964 Dash-9W
NS 2563 SD-70 "HH"

22 Cars
100 axles

Bri

[Big Bri]

Wed. April 14, 2010
A modest sized H-86 by me at Prospect Park Sta.
(H-86) Amtk #1 trk 5:09am
NS 9964 C40-9W
NS 2563 SD-70 "HH"

28 Cars
124 axles

Bri

[Big Bri]

Thurs. April 15(Tax Day), 2010
And on this "IRS" day we find a northbound H-86 creeping by me with 5 mty CR Ballast Hoppers on the hind end.
Prospect Park Sta. of course..................
(H-86) Amtk #1 trk 4:58am
NS 9964 Dash-9W
NS 2563 SD-70 "HH"

31 Cars (26 mixed/5 mty CR SD-42A ballast hopps)
136 axles

Bri

[Big Bri]

Tues. April 20, 2010
A hefty sized H-86 by me at Prospect Park Sta. this morning with a lot of LPG Tank Cars!

(H-86) Amtk #1 trk 5:13am
NS 9964 C40-9W
NS 2563 SD-70

59 Cars
248 axles

Bri

[Big Bri]

Thurs. April 22, 2010
Ah yes, the old H-86 ahead of the 501 combo by me at Prospect Park Sta.
And each train had a "standard cab" SD-70 leading!!! Under Pennsy Wires of course.......
1.(H-86) Amtk #1 trk 5:00am
NS 2563 SD-70
NS 9964 C40-9W

35 Cars (19 Gons/16 Mixed)
152 axles
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2.(NS-501) Amtk #1 trk "Elephant Style" 5:12am
NS 2515 SD-70 "HH"
NS 2650 SD-70M-2

0 x 115 = 115 (mty Hopps)
3,353 Tons
472 axles
5,837 feet

Might as well throw in SEPTA train #7293 on #4trk at 5:15am
SPAX 436-435-418-417-452-451

Cheers,

Bri

[riffian]

According to today's New Journal, Edgemoor Coonectiv Power plant will convert to Natural Gas on July 1 with its sale to Calpine Power of Texas by owner Connectiv. This traffic comes out of Philadelphia, if I'm not mistaken and appears to move in unit trains.