Possible CSX detour trains over Susie-Q again?

When these trains leave the Water Level Route at Syracuse, is there reverse moves involved. Or, is there still a track between CSX and Susquehanna . I don't think it would be the Auburn Road.

There is a connection at CP293.

JD

In the old days when it was the NYC and the DL&W, how did the DL&W cross the NYC main. Was there a tunnel or did they cross at grade?

It was at least partially by tunnel - you can still see the remnants of a portal looking west from the Willis Ave. overpass.

JD

I got a dumb question. When CSX detours over NYSW from Binghamton to Syracuse, why don't they use the Utica branch too? Wouldn't they be able to increase train frequency?

Some trains come directly on to the Geddes St. lead. Others are parked near Wegman's etc. and the power must run around the train before heading south on NYSW. Its up to CSXT. Detour trains come down the Syracuse side probably for many reasons (i.e. crew qualifications, no street running, track conditions, traffic etc).

So is anything etched in stone yet on when these detour trains will start?? I never heard of a definate date.

Thanks,
Steve

This detour traffic is going west so coming to UT to then go west (thru
SYR) wouldn't make sense. There is no interchange traffic at UT other
than power being worked on at the shop.

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This will be happening soon so be on the lookout!! Is there any reason why they always detour Q156?" I would think it would make more sense to Detour the Q162/Q163 since the arrive and depart Syracuse, NY... I also heard NS will be detouring some North/South trains on the Southern Tier west of Bingo....

Stay tuned!

Steve

I am going to say that they only detour the Q156 is the fact that if you were to run the Q162 and Q163 and also keep the Q271 that would be a lot of work for the road crews to move both the Q163 and Q271 west because of the small amount of road crews. But thats only what i think.

fglk wrote:be ready for delays in train traffic between Savannah, NY M.P. 332 and Jordon, NY M.P. 306 as a 30mph speed restriction has been inforsed by the FRA the State Police are tracking train speeds and submitting reports to the FRA.
Till the North Rail on track 2 gets replaced after 3 derailments with in 6 months apart from each outher trains are at a major slow down :D Maybe once this work begins the UPS Express trains will run in outher areas for a short while??

Why?? they just had done track work on that area last summer.

and 3 derailments??? I heard of none. Where???

ken

Railpace web site has a schedule of the trackwork and details of what work to be done. It was posted today by the Conrail Technical Society

Detours started today!!

CSXT RIVER SUBDIVISION TRACKWORK PROGRAM: CSXT will begin its annual River Subdivision trackwork program on Tuesday, July 6th, 2004. The program will last for four weeks while the C-6 rail gang and the T-2 and T-5 tie gangs work at selected locations between Bergenfield, NJ and Athens, NY. The tie gangs anticipate installing 57, 344 ties, while the rail gang expects to install 27,262 feet of new rail. The new ties will be installed between Newburgh, NY and Athens, NY, while new rail will be installed between in locations between Bergenfield, NJ and Alsen, NY. Current work schedule is as follows:
Week One (3 days) Tuesday, July 6th, 2004 through Thursday July 8th, 2004 Curfew 07:00 to 17:00 daily
Week Two (4 days) Sunday, July 11th, 2004 through Wednesday July 14th, 2004 Curfew 07:00 to 18:00 on Sunday and Monday Curfew 07:00 to 17:00 on Tuesday and Wednesday
Week Three (4 days) Sunday, July 18th, 2004 through Wednesday July 21st, 2004 Curfew 07:00 to 18:00 on Sunday and Monday Curfew 07:00 to 17:00 on Tuesday and Wednesday
Week Four (4 days) Sunday, July 25th, 2004 through Wednesday July 28th, 2004 Curfew 07:00 to 17:00 daily
Trains affected: K-276 will depart South Kearny, NJ at 15:00 versus normal 06:00
K-277 will depart Selkirk, NY at 18:00 versus normal 16:30
Q-118 will depart Selkirk, NY at 17:00 versus normal 13:00
Q-156 will detour via NYS&W, Syracuse, NY at 10:45/Little Ferry, NJ 22:45
Q-262 will depart Selkirk, NY at 16:30 versus normal 14:30
Q-271 will detour via NYS&W, Little Ferry, NJ 05:30/Syracuse, NY 17:30
Q-404 will depart Oak Island at 16:00 versus normal 11:00
Q-417 will depart Selkirk, NY at 03:00 versus normal 17:00
Q-433 will depart Selkirk, NY at 04:00 versus normal 07:00
Q-438 will depart South Kearny, NJ at 17:00 versus normal 09:30
Q-439 will depart Selkirk, NY at 17:30 versus normal 08:00
(Conrail Technical Society E-mail Update - posted 7/02)

http://www.railpace.com/hotnews/

Word is there is an eastbound intermodal heading out of Binghamton. Heads up yall.