traffic volume on Lehigh/Trenton/River lines

[CRR]

Hi All-

Does anyone know the volume on the Trenton Line / Lehigh Line / CSX River Line in NJ on a daily/weekly basis?

Trying to figure out how these rank with rail traffic...

[SecaucusJunction]

If all the oil is routed in that direction, I'd estimate maybe 35 on the River Line and 20 on the Trenton Line. Someone else would probably know more specifics.

[wolfboy8171981]

You can count on about 4 oil train movements in any 24 hour period, ( I hear thru the grapevine the first Eddystone PA oil train is next week, so this number may rise). The csx is have a mini service meltdown, so the bulk of the empty trains go west from Philly via Sand Patch. There is also an average of 4 ethanol movements in 24 hours and with the csx meltdown the NS has picked up to about 75% of the traffic for now.

The NS runs Eastbound: 18G,18N, 20K,20R,20W,212, 22V,24Z,290,32A
Westbound: 11J, 19G, 211, 21M, 23M, 23Z, 25R,25V, 25Z, 33K
66J and 67J run twice a week now. 64E/65E to Tremley , 64K/65K to Sewaren

From CP-Port Reading Jct to CP-1 including South Karney and Oak Island/Port Newark
The CSX runs East/Northbound: K280,(K533/K531), Q032,Q034,Q140,Q157,Q159,Q161,Q163,Q167,Q190, Q271,Q300,Q410,Q418,Q434,Q438,Q702
West/Southbound: K281, (K532/K534), (Q031/L031/Q033/L033), Q004,Q112,Q141,Q156,Q162,Q191, Q268, Q301,Q409,Q417,Q433.Q439,Q703
K678 Thru K688, and K408 Terminate at Sewaren/ K679 Thru K689 and K409 originate at Sewaren
K634 Thru K648 and K418 Terminate at Tremley/ K635 Thru K649, and K419 originate at Tremley.

[SecaucusJunction]

Any word on if this mini meltdown is easing at all? I did see a K041 northbound up the River Line yesterday. Today I believe there was a Z4E over the Lehigh Line so maybe that's some of the extra traffic.

[northjerseybuff]

CSX had all sorts of problems in NYS last month. I thought it was from the rough winter, but it appears the problems are continuing.
Wolf-crew shortages? or infrastructure?
I heard a 004 outlaw in Bergen with no relief for 12+ hours on Sunday. Last month one saturday morning ALL sidings on the river sub were full. More trains=more problems?
Hope all is well on your end!

[CRR]

thanks for the info -- so out of those lines, would the river line have most traffic? (not including shared assets area Manville to Newark)
and between the Lehigh and Trenton lines, which has more?

[SecaucusJunction]

Yes River Line is the most busy... I'd say it is fairly even between the Lehigh and Trenton Lines.