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Paw95 wrote:Is the railroad a union job?

Your Class 1s certainly are but, take it for what it's worth. Lot of corruption and "money in hand" so to speak up top.

northstar16 wrote:Coal and oil shipments are down which is the main focus of Portsmouth.

Crude doesn't move through Portsmouth. It stays north an goes through Pennsylvania. The tank trains you see roll through Portsmouth are Ethonal.

They are still laying people off in the yard. My neighbor along with many others are losing their houses. Just wonder how many people will be cut because they are still at it. Transportation has brought some back. Seems we're still out of people anyway. Columbus only brought a few back. I haven't h...

Those old woodchip cars are loaded with inbound material from large commercial bakers. They buy whatever leftover crumbs, broken product or waste cookies, cakes, cereal etc. that would end up going to a dump. It's made into animal feed. Pretty interesting that there's enough waste products to fill ...

Air products does not receive rail service. The place recieving railcars is a livestock feed producer. So after some more research. Appears to be Bakery Feeds. And using google street view, those other cars appear to be old woodchip gondola's with covers on them. I kinda wonder what they haul in th...

Thanks for the info guys. Any more on the other industries along the line? Also, on a side note.. but related. I've found a few pieces of info on trainorders saying that during the Conrail split, the line was on the chopping block to be sold off to a shortline operator. Had the Honda plant not been ...

JoJames wrote:Toledo Branch north of Ridgeway and Scottslawn secondary south of Ridgeway. The line your referring to at Kenton is called the Alloger industrial track.

Ah.. thanks for the info. I changed the title accordingly.

JoJames wrote:Not real sure what the industry is. This track isn't the Scottsawn secondary. It's the former line from Bellfontaine to Sandusky with most being abandoned in the early Penn Central era.

I've seen it referred to as the Toledo Branch as well. Whats the correct name for it?

If you get on google maps at Kenton and follow Rt68 to Occidental Chemical. Just below them, there appears to be the start of a decent sized industry with a single track all the way through it. Does anyone have any info on this? My google-fu is weak and doesn't seem to turn up much. For the other on...

LakeATCS wrote:The last GP39-2 order was built in GP49 bodies. Hence the confusion with the 50 series.

Built for the Katy (MKT). I believe most have been ousted from UPs roster... working for shortlines now.

LakeATCS wrote:Also, one of the GP39-2 has recently returned rebuilt like the GP38-2s. It's numbered 2303.

From the one picture I can find. It recieved paint, AC unit,and horn moved back to the long hood.

Anything new with the I&O?

My understanding of the situation. The entire lines needs ballast. Once a good bed of ballast is down, then the new ties and rail can be raised and leveled. I'd say new rail would follow after that.

Should be GP39-2 2371,2375,2376,2378 All in green scheme GP38-3 2001-2004 (rbt from Gp38 cores) 2005-2005 (rbt from non dynamic GP38-2 220,221 and 223) All Tuscan red scheme GP11B 1802 (ex ICRR GP11 with cab plated over) Green scheme with "Special Service" markings. GP11 1801, and 1803 probably sto...

Would anyone by chance know the current L&I locomotive roster?

Yep and the Bellevue to Chicago pool is back on for the 233/234. I'm unsure of the 217/218.

Also heard talk of a Toledo to Buffalo pool? Not sure if thats right.

Results of running freight trains so long. I'd love to see the tonnage profile. Wouldn't be surprised if there was a bunch of loads on the rear and empties in the middle.

Koppers?

Assist Engineer? We have no such thing.

To my knowledge everything south of Jackson has been out of service for atleast a couple years. I thought the RT93 crossings had been paved? Or was that just the one in Oak Hill? I haven't been up that was in a couple years. I did read a while back somewhere (here or Train orders) that Melvin Stone ...