Conrail - updates Aug-Dec 2016

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RR 98 - W/ CSXT 4409 and 3 cars, at "YD". Waiting to get out of the yard and head south to Jones.

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The Afternoon Mack Yard job brought 2 Empty Boxcars back from Kace around 6pm yesterday with the NS 5010.

ImageNS 5010 - Jefferson Ave, Detroit by tcamp7837, on Flickr

NY-21, NS 9665 transfered the empty autoracks to Mack Yard and exchanged them for loads.

ImageNY-21, NS 9665 - Mack Yard by tcamp7837, on Flickr

After NY-21 was out of the way, the Mack Job yarded the two boxcars and started filling the docks with the empty autoracks.

ImageNS 5010 - Mack Yard by tcamp7837, on Flickr

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ImageNS 5010 - Terminal East by tcamp7837, on Flickr

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20 N - NB at "YD".

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Friday, 10/7. Ties were being unloaded/loaded on the Bridge Lead at YD.

ImageConrail Tie Work at YD by tcamp7837, on Flickr

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ConrailDetr​oit wrote:Friday, 10/7. Ties were being unloaded/loaded on the Bridge Lead at YD.

ImageConrail Tie Work at YD by tcamp7837, on Flickr
NS tie gang coming to re-tie tracks at the Rouge. A little staging work.

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TR 5 (SB) headed to 13.3 to work.

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Has there been an increase of traffic to BASF, Jones, MPI, St Marys or Detroit Sewer to bring back Trenton 5?

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Trenton 3, NS 5235 shoved north out of the Rouge at 7.30am. After getting the signal at YD, headed south with 6 tankers and a happy crew.

RR-23, NS 5206 headed for the Lincoln Secondary at 7.45am with 7 HiCubes and 9 Covered Hoppers for Guardian.

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RR-2, NS 1026 heading for Long Marsh. Long train of gondolas and coil cars.

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TR 5 - (SB) - O/S C.P. Mill.

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RR-32 by the Holdout.

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LV 35 (NB) on the Jct Yd running tk.

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LV 35 (NB) - on the Jct Yd running tk. w/ 8 cars heading for "Townline" and then to "Livernois" yard.

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RR-51, CSX 4409 and 19 cars ok back to the Rouge.

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RR 98 (NB) - O/S 11.2.

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RR 40 - at "YD" looking for a route to "Lincoln" yard.

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NS 5009 switching GM Poletown Docks.

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NS northbound past 15 Mile Rd. Into Sterling Yard. Only see racks for Chrysler.
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30 minutes later heard one at 14 Mile Rd. but couldn't tell which direction it's going
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