CHFP/FPCH — Cedar Hill, New Haven to Fresh Pond, Queens

At 2:15a. this morning the train crossed over the mainline of the L.I.R.R. southbound to Fremont.

This morning, at 1:15a., the train crossed over the mainline of the L.I.R.R. southbound to Fremont. This evening at 7:30p. it crossed over again headed to Oak Point, where it stopped and at 7:35p. it reversed back to Fremont.

At 6:55p. the train, with 4 engines, crossed over the mainline of the L.I.R.R. and stopped. At 7:00p. it reversed back towards Fremont. About 7:10p. it again crossed over the L.I.R.R. and continued on towards Oak Point. A lot of covered hoppers in the shorter than usual consist.

At 6:35p. noticed the train, with 4 engines, over the mainline of the L.I.R.R. reversing back towards Fremont. At 6:40p. it again crossed over the L.I.R.R. heading north towards
Oak Point.

At 6:40p. noticed the train over the mainline of the L.I.R.R. reversing back towards Fremont. At 6:50p. saw it was again crossing over the L.I.R.R. and northbound to Oak Point.

Yesterday morning, Friday, 6th, at 5:00a. the train crossed over the mainline of the L.I.R.R. to Fremont with 2 or possibly 3 engines pulling, hard to tell in the murk and 2 engines pushing from the rear.
At. 7:35p. the train again crossed over the L.I.R.R. northbound to Oak Point with 2 engines pushing from the rear.

As of about 8:30p. the train is standing with its lead engine at or on the crossover of the L.I.R.R. mainline. At first I thought it might be waiting for a CSX turn out of Oak Point but that would have happened already as its standing there for two hours as of now. Perhaps its waiting for a slot on the NEC to get to NHV. At times the engine(s) were in high revolutions, most of this time just idling with the compressors clearly heard and did catch a scent of diesel. Either way, most unusual for this movement.

Last night at 8:50p. four light engines crossed over the mainline of the L.I.R.R. south to Fremont. All were in black and orange paint as far as I could see.

At 7:20p. the train, with 5 engines, crossed over the mainline of the L.I.R.R. northbound.

At 6:25p. the train, with 4 engines and over 100 cars, crossed over the mainline of the L.I.R.R. northbound to Oak Point.