Official New England Southern Thread (NEGS)

I hope it doesn't come down to it and the NEGS finds a good partner in CSX for getting this new traffic (or any traffic) to/from the customer.

Looks like there might be some progress toward the new customer. There were crews working adjacent to the track just south of the Manville Road crossing in Tilton yesterday.

Has track work started down at Lowell Junction?

Not sure if it's related to the new customer, but in an NEGS group on the Book of Faces, I saw a photo dated November 3 of 20 hoppers going north from Concord. I'm not sure who else would need those other than the possible new customer.

Looked like VTR marks on the first car, unless I'm mistaken.

NHV 669 wrote: ↑Thu Nov 04, 2021 10:39 am Looked like VTR marks on the first car, unless I'm mistaken.

They are

Looks like there might be some progress toward the new customer. There were crews working adjacent to the track just south of the Manville Road crossing in Tilton yesterday.

I had some business in the area over the weekend, so I checked out the view of the ROW from the Manville Road crossing. Some work definitely has been done on the east side of the ROW just south of the crossing. RIght now it looks like they've built up a short dirt road that rises to maybe a foot or two above the level of the rails. It's very rough looking, so it looks more like the start of something than the end of something. There was no sign of recent work.

Nice to hear about more business potential on this line.

By any chance did you or, anyone else who has been in the area take any photos of the activity to post?

Thanks.

FatNoah wrote: ↑Mon Mar 14, 2022 2:36 pm RIght now it looks like they've built up a short dirt road that rises to maybe a foot or two above the level of the rails.

That has been there for 10+ yrs now.

There seems to be some work taking ace on the bridge over the merrimack just north of concord. Unsure exactly what, but I think I saw a jobsite trailer on the north side so not a quick project

Timber and rivet replacement.

No real news, but I did see a big plot of land near 3M is "Sale Pending":

https://www.newenglandcommercialpropert ... n-NH-03276

The prospectus for the site notes:

Another plus for this site is its rail access. There is an active rail spur that makes periodic deliveries to the 3M facility and there are several active prospects searching for 8 to 15 acre sites requiring rail. This location is the only site in Central New Hampshire with rail access.