B&P and the A&A

I caught the B&P local switching Blue Seal and the A&A interchange last Wed. Got me wondering if having the B&P in town will have any effect on how the A&A does things, such as different train schedules. Will the B&P give better service than NS? Any opinions out there?

The B&P will probably offer better service. They will bring the cars down from Buffalo.

A NS train brought the cars down to Olean. The NS local based out of Olean would then deliver the cars to Arcade.

(How are you doing, Pete?)

I'm doing great. Done any more exploring on the old TV&C lately?
Anyway, back on topic. When I get the chance, I hope to get a chance to talk to the Blue Seal guys to get thier feelings on the B&P. I was on the road all last week and I'm on vacation this week so I haven't seen much of them.

Since the B&P seems to be on a different schedule than NS was I'm curious if this will put the A&A freght trains on different days.

OK, I will have to use a "Dumb Question Card" or at least an "Uninformed Question Card" on this...

I was away for a good chunk of August. What did I miss with respect to the B&P running on the NS?

The B&P is now leasing the Buffalo line from Machias to CP Gravity.

The WNY&P is now operating the line from Machias to Driftwood.

NS is not operating any trains on the line. NS detour trains may operate if need be.

Hey, Pete.

I live in NYC now. Far away from TV&C land...

Has anyone seen the motive power that interchanges with the A&A? What time does the B&P switch the area, and what is their frequency?

So far it apears they're running Mon. Wed. Fri., usually mid afternoon. If I get the chance to talk to the right people I'll try to confirm it
Monday they showed up with a black GP-9, high nose. I didn't catch the number. I didn't realize there were any of those left on the B&P. I figured they had all had thier noses chopped by now.

The B&P only has two of those black high-nose GP9s left.

Chris

There is a bliack high-nose geep that also works the G&W salt mine in Mt. Morris, NY. I wonder if it the same engine on rotation, or if they have more than 2 high nose units.