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  • Guilford Rail System changed its name to Pan Am Railways in 2006. Discussion relating to the current operations of the Boston & Maine, the Maine Central, and the Springfield Terminal railroads (as well as the Delaware & Hudson while it was under Guilford control until 1988). Official site can be found here: PANAMRAILWAYS.COM.
Guilford Rail System changed its name to Pan Am Railways in 2006. Discussion relating to the current operations of the Boston & Maine, the Maine Central, and the Springfield Terminal railroads (as well as the Delaware & Hudson while it was under Guilford control until 1988). Official site can be found here: PANAMRAILWAYS.COM.

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 #1594133  by jaymac
 
Bow, NH is the location for Public Service of New Hampshire's coal-fired Merrimack Station power plant. The limestone is used as part of the plant's flue gas desulfurization mitigation program. As with the coal, limestone shipments are on a before-need basis and not on a set schedule. in "ye olde" days, there could be 3x100-hopper coal shipments per week. That got cut back to 3x88 weekly, and further reduced when Bow was reduced to a peak-demand facility.
 #1600010  by jaymac
 
0731 and 0742/06-18-2022 XNG noise for X7.8 and X6.0, probably M427.
 #1600014  by taracer
 
They've changed the symbol on all trains system wide. Intermodals are I, manifests M, locals L . Work trains are still W.
 #1600020  by rustyrails
 
Thanks for that. I noticed a lot of rail is sitting in the CSX yard in Worcester. I saw work crews working in Wesboro. Do you know if any work will be done west of Worcester. Is there a web site that gives work schedules?
 #1600123  by jaymac
 
0726, 0737, and 0747/06-20-2022 were XNG noises for X7.8, X6.0, and Burncoat. Wind coulda been wrong, but never heard New Bond noise. Presumable buhbye to PARs 2 and 1.
 #1600133  by GP40MC1118
 
That rail train in Worcester is for the MBTA. Was moved to Beacon Park. Was supposed to go to the Gloucester Branch, but now a few strings in the Lawrence area. The rest is now for the B&A.
 #1600824  by jaymac
 
Following XNG noises to the east, it was X7.8's turn at 0752/06-28-2022. As of 0812, no noise heard for X6.0, hopefully meaning just a recrew there instead of something more complicated.
 #1601180  by jaymac
 
0721 and 0732/07-01-2022 XNG noise for X7.8 and X6.0. --presumably M427 -- but none for Burncoat as of 0745, so mebbe recrew there.

Edited for update: M427 with CSXTs 464 and 5381 -- the power couple from the 06-29 M426 --- was sitting at New Bond at 0830. Cars reached back to just shy of Papa Gino's. C&D loads were up front then a mix of MT centerbeams, LPGs, boxes, and older covered hoppers.
 #1601925  by rustyrails
 
Saw a train on the siding track in Greendale. CSX engine and two cars that looked like dining cars but one was telemetry. I don't know when it pulled in and I don't know where or when it's heading out. Does anyone have a clue about this train parked on the siding running?
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