JohnFromJersey wrote: ↑Thu Dec 01, 2022 6:08 pm
I'm not sure how NJT would feel about very heavy and somewhat frequent sand trains coming on and off the coastline, in addition to the twice-a-week regular freights, unless they combined those. DRRR would service Woodhaven and whoever else first, and then go down to Lakehurst to drop the sand cars off???
But then you're talking about probably 50 car loads twice a week, DRRR would probably need another engine or two, especially if 2006 is having issues.
Most likely Conrail and C&D would do everything on one train. As long as the weight of the cars doesn’t exceed NJTs 263k limit that shouldn’t be a problem.
2005 would need to be repaired (traction motor failed) or C&D would have to find another engine once things get going. There’s not a chance in hell they’ll pull Woodhavens loads pull loaded sand cars with just 752. It struggles with 11 Woodhaven loads already.
Thing is, they don’t have a lot of power to spare right now. The three other GP38s are at Dover and Delaware, 1856 is doing Black Rivers freight, and the remaining engines are in no way capable of pulling what they move down here.
I say they lease engines from GATX. The two ex PRSL GATX engines at Seashore Lines have pulled 90+ car trains
uphill in the past, so I’d say that’s working well for them!
@CharlieL Do these places have signs nearby saying what they are or what the names of these places are meant to be?