THE HIGH POINT AND ROME RAILROAD

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HPR 713 has been repainted into standard HPR Red and Grey
HPR 101 has been repainted into HPR Executive
The two 45CWs have been delivered from HPRX. They were already in standard HPR Red and Grey.

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Birmingham Sub Update -
The line has been cleared of debris all the way to Birmingham. Replacement of ties from wood to cement between High Point and Cedartown has begun. Jacksonville, Alabama will become home to a small yard out of which a yard job, 2 locals, and a road train will be based. The yard will have 2 recieving tracks, 2 departure tracks, and 6 classification tracks along with an engine-house. The longest track will be 5100 feet long. Potential switcher power for this yard will be ex-BNSF GP35us.

Train Updates -
HPR 720 and DTCX 3103 lead Train P-CBO1 Inspection Train. 2 loads, no empties. No signal information availble. *C stands for Cedartown, B stands for Birmingham. This train is to inspect the quality of track along the new route.
HPR 400 and GMTX 9055 lead HPR Train F-RRMO4 Grain Train. 0 loads, 44 empties. Clear signal Fox.
HPR 449, 450, 448, and 451 lead HPR Train F-RHPC1 Coal Train. 103 loads, 2 empties, 1 caboose. Clear signal Seaboard Street.
HPR 510 leads HPR Train F-RHPO1 Scrap train. 0 loads, 1 empty. Stop signal Green.
DTCX 3101, 3104, HPR 711, 708, 716, and 45 lead HPR Train F-RDE1 loaded Ethanol Train. 99 loads, 0 empties. Clear signal Rogers.
DTCX 3108 and HPR 500 lead HPR Train F-RMRM1 Mixed train. 4 loads, 7 empties. Approach Signal Seney.

Locomotive Paint Updates -
HPR 715 has been repainted into standard HPR Red and Grey
HPR 721 has been repainted into standard HPR Red and Grey.
Roster has been updated.

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HPR is due to purchase 8 GP35s from DTCX. They will be placed in the 726 - 733 number series, and placed into storage until repainting into standard HPR colours.

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Locomotive Updates -
All of the new ex-DTCX GP35s are sitting in storage in the storage tracks at High Point, along the with the F Unit, the SD60 and the GP40X.
All SD45s on the HPR roster have been upgraded to run as DPUs on coal trains due to increased coal demand and longer trains.

Train Location Updates -
HPR 510 and 722 lead HPR Train F-HPRO1 Scrap train. 13 loads, no empties, 1 caboose. Stop signal Finley. *The extra GP35 is in the consist due to haveing a much longer train than normal.
HPR 714, 708, 709, 704, 400, and 219 lead HPR Train F-RDE1 Ethanol Loads. 72 loads, 1 empty. Clear at Lindale.
GMTX 9055, HPR 450, 448, 449, and 451 (DPU) lead HPR Train F-RHPC2 Coal Loads. 116 loads, 0 empties. Restricted signal Smith.
HPR 100 and 501 lead HPR Train F-RHPC1 Coal loads. 37 loads, no empties. Approach signal, High Point Wye.
HPR 710 and 2 lead HPR Train F-HPRMM2 Mixed Freight. 13 loads, 4 empties. Stop signal High Point Yard East Exit.
HPR 101 and 3 lead HPR Train P-HPB1 High Point to Birmingham Inspection Train. No signal info availble, last reported at West Jacksonville.

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After a few months of using a train symbol system similar to that of Union Pacific, HPR has decided to change train symbols to simply numbers and the occasional letter.

OFFICIAL HPR TRAIN SYMBOL LIST -
All trains are daily unless otherwise noted
Even numbers are south/east bound, Odd numbers are north/west bound.

100 series - Coal
100 - Rome to High Point Coal Loads (Mondays)
101 - High Point to Rome Coal Empties (Tuesdays)
102 - Rome to High Point Coal Loads (Wednesdays)
103 - High Point to Rome Coal Empties (Thursdays)
104 - Rome to High Point Coal Loads (Fridays)
105 - High Point to Rome Coal Empties (Saturdays)
10R - Rome to Coosa Coal Loads (Via NS Krannert District) (Sundays)
11R - Coosa to Rome Coal Empties (Via NS Krannert and Fairbanks District) (Tuesdays)
*All other Coosa coal trains are handled by NS*

200 series - Intermodal
200 - Birmingham to Rome Hotshot
201 - Rome to Birmingham Hotshot
*200 and 201 generally run with NS power*
202 - Rome to High Point Autoracks and Trailers (Monday - Thursday)
203 - High Point to Rome Autoracks and Trailers (Tuesday - Saturday)
220 - Rome to Austell (Via NS Atlanta North District)
221 - Austell to Rome (Via NS Atlanta North District)
220 and 221 have a 2 sets of 2 NS GP60s and one HPR GP35
224 - Rome to High Point
225 - High Point to Rome
230 - Birmingham to High Point
231- High Point to Birmingham
250 - Birmingham to High Point Autoracks and Trailers (Sundays and Wednesdays)
261 - High Point to Birmingham Autoracks and Trailers (Mondays and Fridays)

300 series - Manifest
322 - Rome to Dallas (Sundays)
330 - Rome to High Point (Sets out and picks up cars at Rockmart)
331 - High Point to Rome (Sets out and picks up cars at Rockmart)
340 - Birmingham to Jacksonville (Sundays and Fridays)
341 - Jacksonville to Birmingham (Sundays and Fridays)
*340 and 341 run with EBIR Power*
350 - Birmingham to High Point
351 - High Point to Birmingham
361 - Dallas to Rome (Sundays)
366 - Rome to High Point Scrap Empties (Fridays)
367 - High Point to Rome Scrap Loads (Saturdays)

400 series - Ethanol
40E - Rome to Dallas Ethanol Loads (Thursdays)
41E - Dallas to Rome Ethanol Empties (Saturdays)

Locals - (Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays)
A1 - Alabama Division - HPR 710
G1 - Georgia Division - HPR 709
R1 - Rockmart Branch - HPR 708

Yard Jobs -
RYJ - Rome Yard Job - HPR 712
HPYJ 1 - High Point Yard Job - HPR 711, 700
HPYJ 2 - High Point Yard Job - HPR 703, 730
DYJ - Dallas Yard Job - HPR 701
JYJ1 - Jacksonville Yard Job - HPR 722, 729
BYJ1 - Birmingham Yard Job - EBIR 3800, 3802
BYJ2 - Birmingham Yard Job - EBIR 1501, 900
*The Birmingham Jobs Operate with EBIR Power*

Number of Trains Each Day -
Sunday - 18 (14 with HPR Power)
Monday - 18 (16 with HPR Power)
Tuesday - 16 (14 with HPR Power)
Wednesday - 19 (17 with HPR Power)
Thursday - 16 (14 with HPR Power)
Friday - 21 (17 with HPR Power)
Saturday - 16 (14 with HPR Power)

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All Locomotives except HPR 4 have been removed from storage.

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HPR 100 with HPR 45, 46, and 451. 97 loads, no empties. Clear signal Green.
HPR 201 with NS 2516 and 6755. 32 double stacks, 5 single stacks, 26 empties. Clear signal Jacksonville.

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HPR 730, 400, 218, 501, and 999 lead HPR train 41E. No loads, 72 empties. Clear signal Finch.
HPR 449, 450, 451, GMTX 9055, and HPR 448 (DPU) lead HPR 105 coal empties. No loads, 108 empties. Restricted signal, Ollie Wye.
HPR 510 leads HPR 367 scrap load. 1 load, no empties, 1 caboose. Clear Fox.
EBIR 3801, 900 and ATN 5387 lead HPR manifest 350. 23 loads, 27 empties. Clear Jacksonville. *ATN 5387 is still in SP paint. Probably HPR consist of the year.*

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EBIR 3801 and 3501 lead HPR 341. 13 loads, 4 empties. Clear signal West Jacksonville.
HPR 2, 220, and 716 lead HPR 322. 22 loads, 14 empties. Stop signal Brice.
HPR 219, 500, and 501 lead HPR 250. 23 autoracks, 4 TOFCs, 6 empties. Clear signal Lewis (West of Cedartown)

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EBIR 3500, 3501, LTEX 7444, and HPR 728 lead HPR 350. 23 loads 17 empties. Clear signal State Line.

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NS 5632 and 9417 lead HPR 201. 4 loads, 16 TOFC, and 17 empties. Clear signal Jacksonville.
HPR 724, 400, 218, 3, and BNSF 9669 lead HPR train 40E. 62 loads, 0 empties. Approach diversion Brice.
HPR 501 and 500 lead HPR 203. 2 TOFCs, 6 Autoracks. Clear signal Old Rome Road.
HPR 710 leads HPR A1E. Stop signal Jacksonville.

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HPR has purchased 3 C424s from the Apache Railroad. One has been repainted by HPR into a test scheme, but the other two are in patched Apache RR paint. They are numbered 424, 425, and 426. 425 is the one in the test paint scheme.

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HPR has been unaffected by Hurricane Sandy and our operations will continue as normal.

Eastern Birmingham Industrial Railroad has been fully absorbed into HPR and will now operate as a subsidary of HPR.

Train Updates -
HPR 425, 424, and 426 lead HPR 203. 12 TOFCs, 14 Autoracks. Clear signal Green.
HPR 101 and 100 lead HPR 101. 67 loads, 0 empties. Clear signal Fairbanks Junction.

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In observance of Thanksgiving, the only trains that have and will run today are 200/201. They originated in Rome and Birmingham at 10 PM Yesterday, and arrived at 4:25 AM and 4:45 AM respectively. HPR is officially closed for today as of 7:15 AM. We will resume tomorrow at 12 AM with a 2 hour late 200/201.

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HPR 41E with the CP 9544, NS 9702, HPR 722 and 400. Clear signal Green. 0 loads, 77 empties.
HPR 510 leads HPR 367 scrap loads. Clear signal Berwin. 6 loads, 0 empties
HPR 231 with the HPR 220, 218, and 219. Clear signal Lewis. 44 loaded wells, 12 TOFCs, 49 empties. C

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HPR 424 and NS 9610 lead HPR 203. Clear signal Green. 46 TOFCs, 3 Autoracks.
HPR 425, 501, 500, and 218 lead HPR Extra 425 South Coal Rome to High Point Coal Extra. Stop signal Green. 76 loads, no empties.
HPR 999 and PC 0 (Brand New 45CW-AC - No official number) lead HPR 999 North High Point High Point Emmisions Test Extra. Permission from High Point Railroad Museum to High Point on Main Track. Track Warrant 11.

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Tonight around 8:00 PM High Point and Rome Intermodal Extra 219 North hit a flatbed truck in High Point derailing the lead unit and causing damage to the handrails and the engineers side of the locomotive. The train might not have derailed had the trailer it was pushing hit a trackside building. NS 8101 and HPR 709 were also on this train, but were undamaged.

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PDF Files and new train symboling system

HPR Roster with paint information -
http://trainweb.org/ls34therailfan/hprroster.pdf

New Train symbols list (Very much like FEC now, reducing the amount of road trains run per day to about 10.)
http://trainweb.org/ls34therailfan/hprtrainsymbols.pdf

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HPR 220 and 400 lead HPR 145. Clear signal Jacksonville. 41 loads, 13 empties.
HPR 219, NS 8101, and HPR 709 were leading Extra 219 North at North High Point with a few container cars for High Point furniture until we hit a tractor trailer crossing the tracks. 219 was derailed with minor damage and 8101 and 709 have gone back to the High Point Yard. 5 loads, 0 empties.
HPR 715 leads HPR 401 switching at High Point.
NS 4005, 9113, and 7687 lead a very late HPR 119. Clear signal Finch. 68 ethanol loads, 0 empties, 1 spacer car.
HPR 100 leads HPR 24X. Track warrant 402 from Piedmont to State Line clear at 9:13 PM. 14 TOFC, 12 loaded wells, 2 empty wells, 5 autoracks, 1 caboose.

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Repairs on HPR 219 are complete and it will apparently be keeping its special Maersk Paint scheme as it was released from the shop and is back in road service with it.