CSX B735

GP40-2's that I can re-call having ACSES for sure:

6206
6210
6211
6214
6220
6223
6230
6233?


I think the 6227,6228, and possibly the 6241 have it too.

B735 today came out of Zayre at about 1220 after 2152 went down track 1, the untis were 6216 leading and 6206 behind it, they had about 16 empties for the Middleboro Secondary

Probably not all empties, Hannah Paper recycling receives empties and ships loads of paper out. LOL

Not tryig to be a smart-a$$, just educating you about your local locals.

haha, thanks i need to know all the info about my freights

CSX Conductor,

Do any of these B735 freights go out thru the Braintree Secondary towards Holbrook/Brockton?

Robert, B735 is a local freight that operates in Mansfield and Attleboro. They operate out of Framingham and arrive in Mansfield via the Framingham secondary. There are other freights that workthe Brockton area that probably come out of the Middleboro CSx yard. I don't know any of the numbers for the freights on that line, but i am sure CSx conductor does

Oh good, thanks, just curious to what the train numbers in the Braintree Secondary were.

Longest train I ever counted on that route was 35 cars long, nothing like the 150-car freights in the mainline.

mainline, you mean the Boston & Albany, right? cause on the NEC mainline between Boston and New Haven, freight trains can't be that long, i read somewhere that have to be like 60 cars, no longer, im not 1005 sure though

Robert Paniagua wrote:Oh good, thanks, just curious to what the train numbers in the Braintree Secondary were.

Longest train I ever counted on that route was 35 cars long, nothing like the 150-car freights in the mainline.

The limit for the B&A is supposed to be 120 cars on a freight train.....due to the curves and climb on the mountain........but sometimes you might see 130.......but it will be a slow ride through Middlefield Mass going up the Berkshires...

The longest van train I recall having was just over 10,000feet long, which is the length limit for van trains.


Anyways, the job that runs to Braintree is B729 out of Middleboro. As for B735, that is based out of Walpole, not Framingham.

oh ok, but the engines come from the Framingham yard, correct?

Nope, the cars are brought to Mansfield from Framingham by B725. The crew of B735 starts and ends their day @ Walpole (on duty @ 500AM). The power can e seen from the commuter rail station when it is parked in the yard. Until B736 uses it.

oh ok, when does B736 start their job?

Sunday through Thursdays @ 4:00PM.

mainline, you mean the Boston & Albany, right? cause on the NEC mainline between Boston and New Haven, freight trains can't be that long, i read somewhere that have to be like 60 cars, no longer, im not 1005 sure though

Yes, I do Matt. The mainline I was inquiring about was the B & A. And thanks for the correction, CSX Conductor about the Length of trains in the main route., no more than 120-30 cars, and no more than 10000 feet for TV's.

The limit for the B&A is supposed to be 120 cars on a freight train.....due to the curves and climb on the mountain........but sometimes you might see 130.......but it will be a slow ride through Middlefield Mass going up the Berkshires...

The longest van train I recall having was just over 10,000feet long, which is the length limit for van trains.


Anyways, the job that runs to Braintree is B729 out of Middleboro. As for B735, that is based out of Walpole, not Framingham.

Oh ok, thanks for the correct train number, B729 from MDB, I've seen that train as recently on Monday (Dec 6th) at around 1:00PM in the Braintree Area, with two 6200-series engines and 32 cars, most of them tankers.