CSX B733

[rb]

Is this the Readville switcher?

Or a local that works north from Readville? What customers are left for this job?

Thanks.

Rob

[GP40MC 1116]

The "Readville switcher" has always been known as so is a MBTA Switcher that shuttles cars from the Southside Commuter Rail lines to the North and vise versa

[CSX Conductor]

B733 works Sunday through Thursday nights from Readville, on duty @ 600pm. Usually it departs Readville at about 715/730pm after MBCR train #821 and heads west to Mansfield. they service the West Mansfield Industrial Park and sometimes stop in Mansfield to pick up cars from the yard on the Framingham Secondary.

Currently there are six customers in the Industrial park, but two of them haven't done rail business in about a year.

B733 also services the Boston Globe in Dorchester & the Americold Storage Warehouse @ South Bay in Boston

Since the "rehab/signal upgrade" of the Dorchester Branch freight speed has been slashed from 30mph to 15mph, and in some spots 10mph because the new cab signal system is junk and the blocks are not spaced correctly. With this new headache and the new Greenbush service B733 usually can't go to the Globe until after the last Old Colony train heads south @ 1040pm.


BTW, this should be in the CSX Forum

[NHN503]

Moved to CSX....would be better fielded there

[BostonUrbEx]

B733 also services the Boston Globe in Dorchester & the Americold Storage Warehouse @ South Bay in Boston

Are these still serviced by rail? And how often? Or how often were they serviced, if no longer.