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  • Discussion related to NYAR operations on Long Island. Official web site can be found here: www.anacostia.com/nyar/nyar.html. Also includes discussion related to NYNJ Rail, the carfloat operation successor to New York Cross Harbor that connects with NYAR.
Discussion related to NYAR operations on Long Island. Official web site can be found here: www.anacostia.com/nyar/nyar.html. Also includes discussion related to NYNJ Rail, the carfloat operation successor to New York Cross Harbor that connects with NYAR.
 #14883  by BMT
 
Well, I don't know who might've blown the horn on you guys in the past, but I was on the N last night and saw an NYA crew dropping off some mixed freight as I came out the 4th Avenue tunnel portal. Who was near the subway ROW with the flashlight?

I passed by around 21:20 aka 9:20pm.

 #15564  by JMBethpage
 
Today at Divide, finally saw the 159. It was working with the 151 and 155.
10:15 E/B with 8 boxcars and 1 centerbeam,
3:53 W/B with 6 boxcars
PJ branch

 #15665  by emfinite
 
Good spotting JM!

I was at Fresh Pond this weekend and saw the 155 & 159 coupled nose to nose on one of the yard tracks. Hopefully I will see the 159 on the main-line handling the RS50 at night.

Joe

 #15707  by Knife-Switch
 
Emfinite,

If you looked closely, one of those 1500's is missing its Speed Control apparatus. The Mech asked us to run them down the Bayridge to shake them out a little. They are smoother than the 1001's but that is not necessarily an advantage when you are measuring the track condition by the Good Bump Bad Bump method.

 #15828  by JMBethpage
 
Thanks, emfinite.

Again today I spotted the 159/155/151 combo E/B, this time at 10:01 on the Ronk. branch with 3 hoppers and 3 centerbeams.

 #15873  by John 61
 
JM,

They must have gone down the central branch because I heard the PD operator "Chris" trying to contact Engine # 155 west around 2:30 or 3:00 pm.

 #15905  by badneighbor
 
i heard them through Bay Shore at 325pm. tuesday.
 #17806  by BMT
 
So, I noticed RS-100 came down the Bay Ridge last night with ONE boxcar sandwiched between the engines. Did you guys encounter anyone on the tracks? I thought I heard a horn blast near the point you pass Glenwood Masonry.

 #17942  by Knife-Switch
 
New CDTR, BKMN on the 100, so I can't help ya. However there is a cute Black and White Pit Bull that lives around there and wanders close to the tracks. Also alot of miscreants tag a couple of walls just East of there and with the longer days, we've noticed more kids along the way.

 #18214  by JMBethpage
 
Now it looks like we're back to 2 engine combinations from what I can see at Divide. From 4/20 to 4/23 it was the 151/268/261. From 4/26 to 4/30 it was the 151/155/159. All this week it's been the 261/268.

How did the 159 check out and will it be back?

 #18456  by badneighbor
 
i heard horns friday nite, 5/8/04 at around midnight in Sayville. was there a freight run overnight? it definately sounded MP-15 going east.

 #18828  by emfinite
 
Caught the 51 tonight at Farmingdale and then heard the 80 on the radio. Went down to New Highway and he had the 268, 261, and 155. He was dropping off the 155 and a JTSX hopper and he also picked up a empty centerbeam from Marjam which was delivered to them last Friday by the 80.
Last edited by emfinite on Wed May 12, 2004 8:32 am, edited 1 time in total.

 #18861  by Knife-Switch
 
80% Accurate Mr. Emfinite. We also spotted 2 Flats and a Hi-Box at Marjam.

I spotted the RS-Emfinite with a Black sedan just west of the West leg of PW Wye. Did you like the display of faulty wiring on the crossing protection???

Knife-Switch aka Fusee Juggler with the funny hat!!

 #18893  by emfinite
 
I saw the gates go up when the train was halfway through over the crossing... Gotta love that wiring.

Glad we had Knife-Switch there to lay down some flares though................

See you guys soon.

Joe

 #19198  by JMBethpage
 
The RS30/31 was much longer today than usual. 3 engines (159/151/268) pulling 10 gondolas and 10 boxcars on the Ronk. branch. At Divide E/B at 9:51 and W/B at 1:00.
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