Due to management's decision to strictly adhere to S.I. 1160-B, the Mountain division just got effectively disbanded effective 09/01/2007. The LIRR imposed weight limit of 210,000 lbs east of Greenlawn (which was really made to protect all those bridges and crossings when the rails were made of silly putty) is **NOW** being observed. This means no Centerbeam flats. As the Mighty RS-30 turns at Duke for the run west on Huntington, and as that is east of the afformentioned station, this essentially puts the kabosh on the PTJ.
OF course, we'll ignore the fact that those big DE/DM monsters weigh almost 300,000 lbs, **and** you can go push/pull, **or** you can turn at Greenlawn D.E.F. (if Paul Bunyan knocks down a few trees in the middle of the ROW).
I'm sure that Shinier orbs than my own have contemplated this and have decided to keep it all to themselves in the sake of preserving the numbers and the sacred cost/benefit analysis.
Roger Dodger / One More One /
Oh, no, Oh, no!