When did Norfolk Southern shutdown the eastbound classification Yard at Conway and Why? I was just looking at it on bing.com maps and it looks like some of the tracks were taken out on the hump and the bowl tracks are being used for storage.
-Don (Random stuff, mostly about trains - what else? http://blerfblog.blogspot.com/)
What is at Bellevue?
Bellevue, located in north central Ohio was the main yard facility for the Nickel Plate Road, subsequently taken over by N&W (NS). Found there is an engine facility, hump yard and a roundhouse that still stands but used mainly for storage. Great railfanning area.
Didn't they shut down Enola too? Did they change their minds?
ndbprrDidn't they shut down Enola too? Did they change their minds?
K4sPRRBellevue, located in north central Ohio was the main yard facility for the Nickel Plate Road, subsequently taken over by N&W (NS). Found there is an engine facility, hump yard and a roundhouse that still stands but used mainly for storage. Great railfanning area.
You would think they would just keep both west and east bound humps at Conway to make traffic flow easier.
Possibly if the traffic picks up they may rebuild the eastbound yard at Conway or invest in a state of the art intermodal terminal because it is probably easier for trucks to get into Conway than it is to get into Pitcairn.
BT CPSO 266You would think they would just keep both west and east bound humps at Conway to make traffic flow easier.
I can't comment on traffic density or direction but wasn't Conway used for westbound traffic reclassification in addition to eastbound? The old PRR main out here in the Chicago area does not exist anymore so no traffic is heading out of Chicago in that direction. It goes over the old NYC route probably to Cleveland and who knows where so Conway may have been isolated to some degree.
When Norfolk Southern rebuilt Enola yard they changed the yard throats at both ends to allow easier access and movement between the upper and lower yards. Every time I run up there (about 26 minutes north), the yard is ALWAYS full of cars and the service facilities are loaded with motive power.
The connection at Cleveland from the NYC main to the PRR's Cleveland to Pittsburgh line (C&P) was a direct route to Conway, therefore the yard was not isolated. During Conrail days it was quite busy.
At Alliance OH the C&P connnects to the Ft. Wayne Line east to Conway. The C&P south of Alliance goes to PA via Mingo Junction.
ndbprr I can't comment on traffic density or direction but wasn't Conway used for westbound traffic reclassification in addition to eastbound? The old PRR main out here in the Chicago area does not exist anymore so no traffic is heading out of Chicago in that direction. It goes over the old NYC route probably to Cleveland and who knows where so Conway may have been isolated to some degree.
Don't forget about the yard in Elkhart, though I think it does more Westbound humping to make trains for the connecting roads in Chicago than it does for Eastbound traffic.
rrnut282Don't forget about the yard in Elkhart, though I think it does more Westbound humping to make trains for the connecting roads in Chicago than it does for Eastbound traffic.
Now how is traffic governed in Conway? Does the Fort Wayne Line dispatcher handle all the movements in and out of Conway? Just how much movement authority does the yard tower at Conway have?
If you want to get some idea of the scene at Bellevue go over to Railpictures.net and select Ohio for state and Bellevue for City and you can see what the NS facility looks like looking both east and west from the Rt. 4 overpass.
Pittsburgh Division dispatching is in Greentree PA.,southwest Pittsburgh. I work west of Conway,We talk to 3 dispatchers out of the Crestline District. From Bucyrus to Alliance, Ohio its "Pittsburgh West" From Alliance, Ohio to Rochester PA. its the "Cleveland Line" dispatcher, and at the West Conway signals we talk to the "Conway Terminal Dispatcher" . On approach to Conway yard on "signal indication" You talk to" Conway Control" located in the large tower in the middle of the yard.
DavidP Pittsburgh Division dispatching is in Greentree PA.,southwest Pittsburgh. I work west of Conway,We talk to 3 dispatchers out of the Crestline District. From Bucyrus to Alliance, Ohio its "Pittsburgh West" From Alliance, Ohio to Rochester PA. its the "Cleveland Line" dispatcher, and at the West Conway signals we talk to the "Conway Terminal Dispatcher" . On approach to Conway yard on "signal indication" You talk to" Conway Control" located in the large tower in the middle of the yard.
Thanks for the info.
So the yard tower at Conway has full control of the Conway hub including the mainlines through the yard? Then what did East Conway do? Was it just a trim tower?
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