For the second time in about a month, the P&W has made a revenue trip between Middletown and Hartford,CT on the former NHRR Valley Line. It appears that a breakthrough has been made in the interchange restriction imposed by CSX.
CT-1X made the first trip north on January 19th, with a load of 0 and 25 hoppers, for Murphy Road Recyclers in Hartford, then returning light to Middletown. On February 25th CT-1X made its second trip north with 9 and 0 hoppers, then returning with 0 and 25 Plate ""F" hoppers, which were shoved into the north yard at Middletown. Engineer Ed says those hoppers are HUGE. Pictures of the run can be seen at:
http://photos.nerail.org/show/?bydate:2
http://photos.nerail.org/show/?bydate:3
My connections at the P&W indicate that this move may now happen twice a week. Keep an eye out for train movement on the Valley Line.
CT-1X made the first trip north on January 19th, with a load of 0 and 25 hoppers, for Murphy Road Recyclers in Hartford, then returning light to Middletown. On February 25th CT-1X made its second trip north with 9 and 0 hoppers, then returning with 0 and 25 Plate ""F" hoppers, which were shoved into the north yard at Middletown. Engineer Ed says those hoppers are HUGE. Pictures of the run can be seen at:
http://photos.nerail.org/show/?bydate:2
http://photos.nerail.org/show/?bydate:3
My connections at the P&W indicate that this move may now happen twice a week. Keep an eye out for train movement on the Valley Line.
BobN
