If you take a look at the 2 end to end CN/NBSR yards at Saint John on google maps you can get an idea of just how much business Irving Oil does. I have no doubt that CSX is going to put a serious dent into CN's market share on that business..
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bostontrainguy wrote: ↑Sat Jun 26, 2021 10:37 am Is that "yard" even necessary anymore? Can't they remove the yard limit there or is it more involved than that?There's more to it than that. "Yard Limits" allows a crew to use the area, throw switches, switch cars, and make all sorts of moves back and forth without needing to ask the dispatcher for permission for each move. There's a customer along the line (in the Millbrook St area) that gets switched by the yard crew as part of the work they're doing in the yard; having the area within yard limits also allows a crew to use any track they need to when moving things around without needing to worry about someone coming along at high speed and hitting them. Quoting from GCOR 8th edition:
F74265A wrote: ↑Sat Jun 26, 2021 10:54 am As I said, it would take investment. Get track speeds back up on Stony brook and Lowell; rebuild the 2d B&M main on the east side of existing track through Worcester to minimize interaction with PW, return 40mph to Worcester main which is what I think it was in B&M daysThe times I gave already assume 30-40MPH on the Stony Brook/Lowell Branch and 30MPH on the Worcester Main - you're not going to improve the time by that much no matter how much you invest.
B&M trains used to really move to make Portland to mechanicville with one crew