2 car NS train with caboose on NE corredor ?

[gregc]

just saw a norfolk sourthern engine pulling a boxcar, covered hopper and blue caboose southbound on the northeast corrdor in New Brunswick just before rush hour

had never seen a freight on the NR corredor, nor such a small train, nor one with a caboose.   what were the likely doing

[rrinker]

I've seen such a thing a few times in Coatesville, the caboose is probably used as a shoving platform for backing operations. The one I saw, the windows were all boarded up so no one was likely inside the caboose, just the trainman standing on the platform as the train shoved across Rt 30.

                                                    --Randy

 

[NittanyLion]

Contrary to popular belief, there are freight ops on the NEC. Mostly at night, but some day time. That's Conrail Shared Assets territory and there's a lot of reverse moves at speed through there.