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That's some action right there. Well, I experience something like that a couple of weeks ago. The Amtrak Silver Meteor derailed in the low country part of South Carolina on the East Coast Main Line (CSX) that connects New York to Miami. As a result, many trains had to take alternate routes. Here in Columbia, SC, the Columbia Subdivision connects to that line in Savannah, GA and as you would expect, we got some of the action. Now in Columbia, NS and CSX runs through here through a junction called Devine Junction (CSX Controlled). So on one Thursday morning, I didn't have to be at work until 1:00 that afternoon so I decided to go down to the junction to catch some action. As I was driving to the junction, I looked down at the Amtrak station and noticed something out of the familiar. I seen Superliner passenger cars sitting there. So I turned on my scanner to see what was going on and apparently, the Amtrak Auto Train was running out of gas. So I went and parked at the junction and as I arrived, I picked up NS 238 indicating he had a clear signal at Elmwood Jct., so I knew he was 2 minutes away. At the same time, NS 192 was getting permission to enter the Yard Limits so I knew he was 5 minutes away. As the scanner went conversation free for about 2 minutes, the CSX Cayce Yardmaster called the Auto Train and told him that some CSX engines were on the way to take the train on to Savannah, so I knew NS 192 was going to have to wait to come through the junction. As te engines hooked up to the Amtrak, a CSX Coal Train pulled up to Elmwood Jct. and another one pulled up to Andrew's siding which is 2 railroad miles from Devine Junction. Once the Auto Train was ready, this is how everything transpired after that: Amtrak Auto Train- 8:02 AM NS 238- 8:05 AM CSX N114 Coal Train- 8:12 AM CSX U302 Coal Train- 8:20 AM CSX F750- 8:35AM CSX F795- 8:48 AM NS 192- 8:54 AM NS P77- 9:12 AM Those 8 trains came through within a 1 hour and 15 minute window. It went quiet for about a hour after that, but I didn't care. That was some action, especially seeing the Amtrak Auto Train with that array of power (1 CSX SD70MAC, 2 CSX GP40-2s, and 2 Genesis). The trains that goes through this junction everyday are NS- P75, P77, P78, P79, P85, 155, 156, 191, 192, 237, 238, 337, 338 CSX- F750, F788, F789, F795, Q210, Q211, Q463, Q464, Y120 Amtrak- 91, 92 And the trains that runs when required or on certain days are NS- P65 Chip Train, 367, 368, 778, 779, 780, 781 778, 779, 780, ad 781 are coal trains CSX- MANY COAL TRAINS. Coal trains bound for electirc plants in SC and Florida. Grain Trains If anyone is ever interested in coming down to SC to Devine Junction in Columbia, SC, shoot me a e-mail @ columbiarail@yahoo.com
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