by C2629
In the 1990’s the dispatchers were not in Florida, they were in Selkirk.
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ctclark1 wrote:While you are not wrong on Bayview, this does not seem to follow all the way. Moving further south (TT west) I found another road where the milepost can be clearly seen, Matthews Rd in Portland at MP50 shows "B 50". Not trying to argue, just noticing. I'm wondering if Bayview is unique and shows the distance to Chicago because of its proximity to the division line at MP8.2? (This was a division line in the PC days as well, and I'm assuming NYC days...)You are correct, this was a division point at Bayview -- I forgot that when I typed my post last night.
BTW, to answer the original question of this thread, MP36 is here give or take a few hundred feet. (I know it was already kinda answered, but a map helps visualize it, to me...)
Matt Langworthy wrote:sd80mac wrote:Thank you. I wasn't aware of the change. I'm surprised that old milepost is in such good condition. I had assumed CSX was maintaining it, but we all know what happens when someone assumes...Matt Langworthy wrote:Bayview Rd in Hamburg is MP 532, so MP 36 is nowhere near Buffalo.
I believe that is OLD milepost. that's 532 miles to Chicago. they changed it years ago (don't know who changed NYC, PC or CR). CP draw is MP2, or close to that. CP 5 is Seneca yard
Lake ave is MP 6.32
And bayview crossing is MP 8 (QD8)
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sd80mac wrote: you will see where MP 36 is. Its south of Waite Rd which had the bridge, if I remember right, wooden bridge, removed sometime in late 95'sCorrection. After looking at Googleearth, going back to 1994, I now remember it was grade crossing. They removed it since there is a bridge not far from this grade crossing.
charlie6017 wrote:Next time anyone goes down to Bayview, take a look at the milepost and you'll see it's 532 milesNow I do remember that... I forget all about that.
to Chicago -- then take a look at the OTHER side and you'll see a "B" with the number 8 below it.
Charlie
rhallock wrote:The Central had so many lines from so many companies I believe that they kept the letters designating the point of origin to help keep things straight. Although NY was used for both the main line and the West Shore line. The "old road" through Auburn used S (Syracuse), the Falls Road used R (Rochester), the Hojack used P (Pulaski), the line south into PA used L (Lyons), as noted,the Lake Shore main used B,the Canada Southern line used FE (Fort Erie) in Michigan I have seen D(Detroit) and J (Jackson), north of Utica U is used. The Erie used NY on the line to Dunkirk, but west on Salamanca on the old A&GW line S was used, and from Marion to Chicago M. B or Buf are on the Buffalo to Jamestown line. The mileposts with different mileages on each side are very old. There are a few on the Erie's Buffalo line with B on one side and NY on the other.
NYCRRson wrote:"In the 1990’s the dispatchers were not in Florida, they were in Selkirk."I believe that ubwere thinking of dispatchers switched dearborn and albany when CR redo their division and regional. I think CR did that when theu eliminated one regional or division. That might had changed dispatchers. I may be wrong.
Well perhaps I mixed up a few elements of the story, but there was a time when the dispatchers were quite removed from the local scene and did not have "first hand" knowledge of the weather conditions in Western New York.
Cheers, Kevin
erie2937 wrote:MP 36 is about a mile east of CP 37 which is about half a mile east of the Harrington Road grade crossing. It would also be west of the former grade crossing at Waite Road which was removed several years ago. Waite Road was always a grade crossing. The removed over head bridge out that way was at Newell Road which is also east of Harrington Road. CP 39 is at the former S.S. X which is where the Erie RR crossed the NYC(LS&MS) at Gazelle Street in Dunkirk.Yeah, like I mentioned, I corrected myself about grade crossing.