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I'm glad that I can't log in to the wiki because of growing pains, because I had feared that the site was left for dead. I'll stage my wiki updates until things are back to normal. Thanks for all your efforts, they are definitely appreciated by many.

Word has it the North Baltimore facility is up and running. Is it going full bore or do they have some tweaks and additions yet to install?

Thanks.

It's curious to me that they're using wooden ties rather than concrete ties on the ramp lead tracks. I doubt that they want to tear up the concrete ramp to replace ties once they have everything poured, and we know that concrete ties last much longer than wooden ties, especially since they won't get...

Was able to get out of the house for a while yesterday so I added some shots of the progress on the new interlocking at Hoytville and a couple shots from Rangeline Road (Western end) and Hough Road (eastern end). Excellent! It is interesting to watch a new railroad facility come to life, even from ...

Yep, I just found the silos up close and personal. That is going to be a lonnnnnnnnnng yard! Is there a web site by the conslutant or a government entity that shows diagrams of the new intermodal yard? I guess they will gussy up OH 18 to handle the increased truck traffic. Thanx for these photos and...

I'm not sure this will work the way I want it to, but Live Maps shows a colorful consist of 4 units on a westbound grain train approaching Hough Road. http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&FORM=LMLTCP&cp=qvxbxc80rpft&style=b&lvl=2&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&phx=0&phy=0&phscl=1&scene=11236928&encType=1...

I have a list of CSX dispatcher desks and the subdivisions that they handle. It's at: http://www.botecomm.com/bote/rail/csx_dispatchers.html The trouble is that I am in Florida and swimming in a sea of information from different years, but I don't know which is current and which is outdated. If you ...