CSX derailment

In the past LIRR had track scales at Holban Yard and in PD(scrapped 04/1963)(thanks ny+w)
Believe the "cubes" are held on by IBC's(Inter-Box Connectors) as used in double stack intermodal services,
also refered to as "pin locks".

I never noticed one at fresh pond or oak point, though that doesn't mean they don't exist. Maybe there's one at harlem river or the actual loading track at the bush?

no scales on ny&a. coastal had a 352,000# hi gon stopped at selkirk 2 weeks ago. hard to believe that c&d could get that heavy. i suspect coastal loaded concrete/road stuff. msw can never get overloaded in 4 containers. cube out. even chinese restaurant waste won't overload. no scales at oak point. i had 2 overloads with mwra dewatered sludge cake in 4 containers per car. didn't register at selkirk but did on ns in north carolina. hard for a hump to catch overloads with coupled cars. i know trash cofc are 286k#. not sure about hi-side gons. there are 10 private stencils running. various ages and condition. judging by bad order increases, i suspect a car problem. ken patrick

7/25/13 Here I caught CSX B749, the first freight over the CSX derailment site of Q704, with 6 EMD locomotives and 120+ cars. Enjoy!

As mentioned earlier, no scales on NYA, but there are at least two customers that have scales - Gershow and Brooklyn Resources.

7/25/13 CSX was pretty busy trying to send as much stuff as they could that morning on B749. Got a heads up from GregoryGrice, here is the 2nd B749 to pass over the derailment site but this time I caught it across the river at Marble Hill. Led by a SD60 & an SD40-2, not 6 EMD's, but this one had a friendly female conductor and was about 100+cars long. Enjoy!