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I'm not advocating to use the old track 4 row for Amtrak. What I'm saying is to give Amtrak present day track 2 and rebuild the freight mains to the old 3&4 row. You would end up with CSX tracks 4 and 3 an empty space where track 1 was and Amtrak track 2. No need for flyovers or moving stations...

I'm not advocating to use the old track 4 row for Amtrak. What I'm saying is to give Amtrak present day track 2 and rebuild the freight mains to the old 3&4 row. You would end up with CSX tracks 4 and 3 an empty space where track 1 was and Amtrak track 2. No need for flyovers or moving stations....

I think a simpler option would be to just give Amtrak track two and rebuild the freight mains where 3 and 4 used to be. This still probably wouldn't meet the CSX distance rule but would give Amtrak their own dedicated track good for maybe 100-110 mph without moving stations and yards across the state.

Bergen Hill was the steepest grade on the NYCRR mainline between Albany and Chicago. It was steeper than any grades on the Erie or DL&W mainlines. I used to hear this from time to time from NYC guys, and it is total BS. We used to call them spoiled flatlanders. Sorry to disappoint, but Bergen h...

On the corner of Division and Water streets, West side of the Genesee street bridge over the NYC.

Although there is no connection to track 2, that is CSX control point 282( cp282 ) at the east end of Dewitt Yard Minoa NY.

It looks to me that there was 10 RS3's with a build date of 7-51, NYC 8251-8280. Try looking for photos of these before September 1952.

It was a early NYC diesel shop built near the round house. I understand it was known as the square house.

northbound on the web cam about 1:05 am has - 88- loaded well cars.

As for NYC all the PA1 and 2s came with 100mph gearing , EMD E8s 98 mph, even a group of FM Erie Built 103 mph later reduced to 97. Apparently NYC felt the need for speed as their last freight units came with high speed gearing . Alco C430 and GE U30b both came geared for 75 mph and GP 40s for 77. T...

The only thing I can think of is CSX losing unit grain trains to Fulton and Military trains to Drum to a FGLK/NS routing.
Then they might lose NY/NJ traffic to NYSW.

I'm not sure New York Central had a preference for feed water heaters. At the end yes they used Worthington on all Niagaras and the last Mohawks L-4. Before that they were all over the place with Mohawks using three types, Worthington,Elesco,and Coffin. One sub-group L-2a used both Elesco and Worthi...

There was a Nestle plant in Ithaca on what today is Cecil Malone Drive next to the tracks where the storage place is. Sorry I don't have any more info on it.

CN northbound auto rack getting ready to leave Belle Isle now 10:15am. train is Z050-11 CN3174 and CN3159.

NYC bridge across the Clarion River looking east at the "Piney Tunnel". Behind me is the "Clarion Tunnel". I'm not sure on those tunnel names so corrections are welcome. Photo 9-92 near Clarion PA.