CR on the Southern Secondary

[Jersey Rail FIlmmakers]

Clear on the Southern Secondary, 4:30pm

[Coast Line Railfan]

Clear of the Derail 4:20 PM. 4452 today.

[Coast Line Railfan]

CSX 4452 and 6228 + 17 approaching Sycamore Ave. 16:36.

[RailsEast]

Clear of the Derail 4:20 PM. 4452 today.

Actual terminology is "Clear of the rusty rail", one of two responses the crew can give to the Coast Line dispatcher (the other being "Clear on the Southern") when their hind end is clear of the main. The switch for the Southern is considered 'rusty rail' when in the reverse position (lined for the Southern) due to it's infrequent use and possible inaccurate recording on the dispatcher's board. The NJT dispatcher can normally see when the train is off the main, and the CR crew responding just confirms everything.

There was one instance in the past few years where the CR crew neglected to report 'in the clear', and the NJT dispatcher spent several minutes trying to contact the crew, which had presumably already switched to the CR Southern Secondary frequency on their radio (160.860). I suppose someone got into a bit of hot water for that miscue.....

[Coast Line Railfan]

Clear of the Derail 4:20 PM. 4452 today.

Actual terminology is "Clear of the rusty rail", one of two responses the crew can give to the Coast Line dispatcher (the other being "Clear on the Southern") when their hind end is clear of the main. The switch for the Southern is considered 'rusty rail' when in the reverse position (lined for the Southern) due to it's infrequent use and possible inaccurate recording on the dispatcher's board. The NJT dispatcher can normally see when the train is off the main, and the CR crew responding just confirms everything.

There was one instance in the past few years where the CR crew neglected to report 'in the clear', and the NJT dispatcher spent several minutes trying to contact the crew, which had presumably already switched to the CR Southern Secondary frequency on their radio (160.860). I suppose someone got into a bit of hot water for that miscue.....

Ah ok. The scanner was a bit choppy and I guess I didn't hear the whole thing. That clears it up . . .

[Jersey Rail FIlmmakers]

Current browns yard power as per 2/8/19, 5:00pm

CSX 6160 (Came in the yard today to replace 4412)
CSX 6228
CSX 4452

(Now we have 2 ex-cheesies, and 1 CR in the yard)

[Jersey Rail FIlmmakers]

NS 5285 is back!! Replacing 6228...

[Coast Line Railfan]

NS 5285 is back!! Replacing 6228...

Let's see it smoke up next week and get shipped out

[Coast Line Railfan]

Permission to open up Church Connecting Track 15:30.

[Coast Line Railfan]

Lined and Locked Normal 15:43.

[Jersey Rail FIlmmakers]

CSX 6160 and NS 5285, +18 cars, Clear on the Southern Secondary 4:27pm

[Coast Line Railfan]

SA31 clear Bergen Place 16:28 with CSX 6160 and NS 5285 and 18 - 17 for Woodhaven and 1 for Bel-Ray.

[NJT4149]

Eastbound through Farmingdale at 11:57 PM

[pumpers]

SA31 clear Bergen Place 16:28 with CSX 6160 and NS 5285 and 18 - 17 for Woodhaven and 1 for Bel-Ray.

Sounds like the spring building season is ramping up quickly.

[Coast Line Railfan]

SA31 clear Bergen Place 16:28 with CSX 6160 and NS 5285 and 18 - 17 for Woodhaven and 1 for Bel-Ray.

Sounds like the spring building season is ramping up quickly.

Perhaps. The winter slowdown didn't really show except for that one week with 4452 either.