Ogauge, we must have passed you or just missed you at some point. I was on my first visit to Delray in well over a year along with J32885 and MackinaMac - we weren't intending to stay long but did see 4 trains on the morning of 1/30/2016:
- CSX Y194 comes into the Delray Plant with cars for the Boat Yard Line.
We found Y194 waiting on the Fort Street bridge for their signal, which they received when the Delray operator lined them up for the Boat Yard Line - with CSX 1303 and 2686, a tankcar, a lengthy cut of Coke Express hoppers, two covered hoppers and two more tanks. I assume the first tank and Coke cars are all DCRR interchange, and the last few general freight cars were heading for the 15th Street Transload at the EOT.
- Having rattled over the Conrail diamonds, NS LD-07 angles into the Garden Yard lead, passing vintage C&O signals and the former PM cantilever frame.
As Y194 was working through Delray, the NS Boat Yard Line local arrived at the home signal. This classic train was led by shiny NS 5176, with a short 4 car consist and classic red caboose on the tail end. We moved over to Harbough Street to see them enter the Garden Yard.
- Shiny 5176 leads the way into the Garden/Reserve Yard with this short train.
Any idea where the boxcars on LD07 were headed?
