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0210-0405/02-14-2024 was remarkably quiet except for early CSX Boston Sub and NECR hash. At 0244, the 333 WLs were dark, as would be the 334s and 335s. 0250 was when Boston West called out to DOBO for their power and gave a roger. Up Da Hill, the 345s were dark. 4 in the yard had a long string of tr...

0200-0410/02-12-2024 was quiet until 0228 D-2 garble to 427 about Ayer setoffs. There was more, but hashed. At 0231, the 333 WLs were dark, the same for the 334s and 335s. Up Da Hill, the 345 ELs were at Stop and the 2 WL at Medium Clear. An unIDed EB with NSs 6953, 6171, and 8064 was shoving W back...

0200-0350/02-09-2024 was heavy on intermittent Yard-Channel hash, at least some attributable to the B&E. At 0232, the 333 WLs were dark as would be the 334s, and 335s. At 0239 it sounded like Boston West was talking to DOBO. Up Da Hill, the 345s were dark, and the yard was pretty much FP-FP on 4...

0220-0415/02-07-2024 was busy, but unlike the sky, not always clear. At 0225, the B&E garbled out to the 426, then downgraded to hash, rogered what got said, and garbled some more about D-1. 2 later, D-1 told 426 something about OK and Yard Limits, 426 saying something about 75 cars and 4??? ton...

0205--0400/02-04-2024 was slow to start, not even Yard-Channel hash until 0230. Road-Channel hash kicked in 2 later, and there would be an alternation of the 2 for a bit. At 0237, the 333 WLs were dark, as would be the 334s and 335s. Up Da Hill, the 345s were dark, and the yard -- except for the lac...

0210-0415/01-31-2024 was rich in hash, starting at 0211 with a B&E-identifiable serving, followed in 6 by generic Dispatcher-side dollop, and then in another 6 by -- and for variety's sake -- some P&W Yard hash. Road-side hash made appearances at 0236, 0241, and 0249. At 0243, the 333 WLs ha...

0200-0355/01-23-2024 was a slow starter, naught until 0214 Road-side hash and naught again until 0224 and more Road-side hash. To save suspense, naught concerning M426/7 would come outta the speaker. At 0332, the 333 WLs were dark, the same in turn for the 334s and 335s, and at 0239, there was more ...

0158-0355/01-22-2024 started at the start with the B100 E being told on Yard Channel to drop the 3 and try the brakes. I got moving and just enough so that subsequent receptions were hashed. At 0229, a series of Dispatcher-side hashes started that would continue for a few. The 333 WLs were dark at 0...

Thanks, jwhite07. Here I was distrusting my ears cuz I didn't think the KittyCat would put a 45+-year-old EMD on the point.

0205-0405/01-18-2024 started at the start with the B&E 241ing M427 with the what sounded like CSXT 8833 -- but more likely the 833 -- for the Single W to 2 at 312, along with the request to give him a call when they got close to WL. At 0215, there was a hashed and possibly D-2 241. At 0220, the ...

0210-0405/01-12-2024 started off 3 later with the P&W Dispatcher St. Albans telling somebody that they had permission into the yard and to talk to the WX-3 and WOGR crews on Channel 66. That had to get repeated. There was also some garble about racks, couldn't tell whether yarding instructions o...

0205-0405/01-11-2024 offered up some hash -- clarity exceptions to be noted -- with naught clear to, from, or about M426/7, AY-3, FI-2, or L067. At 0245, the 333 WLs were dark, " the 334s and 335s. Up Da Hill, the 345 Single EL was at Clear, as on 01-09, but unlike 01-09, no power noise had bee...

... I'm surprised CSX didn't send MOW out to check the right of way. A standard hyrail pickup would be a bad bet against a substantial plow berm. A hyrail loader or hyrail contractor dump with a plow would be a safer bet, but -- trees aside -- a train would be the safest bet. I had to go to a Lanca...

0205-0415/01-08-2024 was a slow-speed trip due to the 01-06 snow which had gotten itself adhered to inner parts of my wheels and made any speed over 50 mph "interesting." 0210 was the start of P&W Yard hash, frequent while in range. Things musta freed up since neman2's Stony Brook post...

0210-0410/01=05-2024 started at the start with the P&W giving CSXT ??? permissioin into the yard as long as they 1st talked with WX-3. The CSX was not -- as will be seen -- M427. At 0215, there was brief Road-side hash, and then 7 later, 427 initiated a both-sides-broken convo with D-1 about hos...