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NS's piedmont division
Posted by Railfan1 on Thursday, December 13, 2007 4:19 PM

Could someone help me finish this list on NS trains that run on the Piedmont Division (Between Atlanta, Ga and Greenville, SC)?  Destinations and orgins of these would also be appreciated.

P019, P020 (NB and SB Crescent) 

NS 118-

NS 119-

NS P37-

NS 44A-

NS 203-

NS 204-

NS 152-

NS 153-

NS 154-

NS 212-

NS 213-

NS 237-

NS 238-

NS 221-

NS C106-

Thanks in advance for any information.

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Posted by CSXDixieLine on Friday, December 14, 2007 2:19 PM
Right off the top of my head I can also think of 238, intermodal/autoracks from Atlanta-Charleston via Spartanburg (and Greenville). I'll have more once I check my handy dandy notebook!
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Posted by CSXDixieLine on Friday, December 14, 2007 2:22 PM
Also, these are not "regulars" but 913 (rail train) and 980 (Ceterpillar heavy equipent) are specials that can often be found on the Piedmont between Atlanta and Greenville.
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Posted by CSXDixieLine on Friday, December 14, 2007 2:37 PM

Did you check here: http://www.angelfire.com/sc2/nstrains/ 

I don't know how up-to-date this spreadsheet is, but I often use it to cross check the trains I spot on the Piedmont Division between Atlanta and Greenville. Has origin/destination info as well. For example, these seem to be correct since I have spotted them and I have crosschecked railfan photo sites:

NS 211: Croxton, NJ - Atlanta, GA
NS 214: Atlanta, GA - E-Rail, NJ
NS 222: Atlanta, GA - Charlotte, NC
NS 25T: Rutherford, PA - Atlanta, GA
etc.

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Posted by Railfan1 on Friday, December 14, 2007 7:30 PM
Thanks for the info and the website.
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Posted by Railfan1 on Wednesday, December 26, 2007 8:41 AM
Add 75N to the list. Heard it called out last night.
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Posted by CSXDixieLine on Thursday, January 3, 2008 12:08 PM

FYI I post videos of the NS Piedmont Division Greenville District on my channel page at YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=CSXDixieLine

I have shot many of the trains that you have referenced above. Hope this helps a little.

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Posted by Railfan1 on Monday, January 7, 2008 5:18 PM
Nice collection. If you ever see anything of interest heading North, how about giving me a heads up?
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Posted by CSXDixieLine on Wednesday, January 9, 2008 2:31 PM

 Railfan1 wrote:
Nice collection. If you ever see anything of interest heading North, how about giving me a heads up?

Hey sorry I missed this post from you. No problem on the heads up on northbounds. Will let you know what I find whenever I am out shooting video.

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Posted by oltmannd on Thursday, January 10, 2008 10:04 AM

Here's a current list of all the scheduled road freights (plus Amtrak):

trainfrom to
19ALEXANDRIANEW ORLEANS
20NEW ORLEANSALEXANDRIA
118MACONLINWOOD
119LINWOODMACON
153LINWOODBIRMINGHAM
154BIRMINGHAMLINWOOD
172NEW ORLEANSLINWOOD
173LINWOODSHEFFIELD
203RUTHERFORDATLANTA
204ATLANTARUTHERFORD
211CROXTONATLANTA
212ATLANTACROXTON
213CROXTONATLANTA
213RUTHERFORDATLANTA
214ATLANTAERAIL
221CHARLOTTEATLANTA
222ATLANTACHARLOTTE
237CHARLESTONATLANTA
238ATLANTACHARLESTON

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Posted by Railfan1 on Thursday, January 10, 2008 5:04 PM
Just what I was looking for. Thanks.
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Posted by Railfan1 on Thursday, January 10, 2008 5:06 PM
Does anyone know how long 90Q will be working the piedmont?
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Posted by CSXDixieLine on Thursday, January 10, 2008 11:03 PM

 Railfan1 wrote:
Does anyone know how long 90Q will be working the piedmont?

I believe 90Q is handling the tie replacement? I hear it all the time over the last week or so above Buford, but I can tell you there are stacks of ties along the right-of-way all the way down to Norcross. Jamie

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Posted by Railfan1 on Friday, January 11, 2008 11:34 AM
 Pasadena Sub wrote:

 Railfan1 wrote:
Does anyone know how long 90Q will be working the piedmont?

I believe 90Q is handling the tie replacement?

Yeah, that's it.

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Posted by Railfan1 on Sunday, January 27, 2008 4:16 PM
Heard a new one today. 42T. Does anyone know it's orgin/destination?
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Posted by oltmannd on Monday, January 28, 2008 8:27 AM
It's an unscheduled grain train from Princton IN to Toccoa GA.

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Posted by CSXDixieLine on Monday, February 4, 2008 11:15 AM
A new one (for me) is P11 which apparently runs from a Toyota facility in Commerce, GA to Atlanta. It actually uses the branch that goes off of the Atl-Wash mainline at Lula. This looks like a cool train: unit autoracks, and it runs right through the streets in Commerce. I am going to do some research to find out when it runs, but so far my "rail sense" indicates that it does Commerce-Atlanta on Fridays, coming into Atlanta late friday afternoon. I have spotted it the last two Fridays holding on the doubletrack south of Norcross while the afternoon northbounds pass by.
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Posted by oltmannd on Monday, February 4, 2008 1:06 PM

 Pasadena Sub wrote:
A new one (for me) is P11 which apparently runs from a Toyota facility in Commerce, GA to Atlanta. It actually uses the branch that goes off of the Atl-Wash mainline at Lula. This looks like a cool train: unit autoracks, and it runs right through the streets in Commerce. I am going to do some research to find out when it runs, but so far my "rail sense" indicates that it does Commerce-Atlanta on Fridays, coming into Atlanta late friday afternoon. I have spotted it the last two Fridays holding on the doubletrack south of Norcross while the afternoon northbounds pass by.

It's a 7 day a weeker that gets out of Commerce most days between 4 and 6 PM.

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Posted by Railfan1 on Wednesday, February 6, 2008 7:17 AM
I heard 44A for the second time yesterday. Anyone know the info on it?
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Posted by oltmannd on Wednesday, February 6, 2008 10:05 AM
44A is loaded grain going to Baldwin GA. Runs as needed.

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Posted by Railfan1 on Wednesday, February 6, 2008 10:24 AM
Thanks.
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Posted by Railfan1 on Wednesday, February 6, 2008 2:36 PM
NS153 has a wide power assortment today. If you here it on you scanner, it might be worth going to see. (6 locos consisting of an SD on the point, two -9s, another SD, ex-conrail -8, and a GP).
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Posted by killer dragonoz on Tuesday, March 18, 2008 10:32 PM

I'm from Mocksville NC 15 min's away from linwood yard.

I'd like to know if any one alse has seen the East and West bound Triple Crown roadrailer trains.  

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Posted by oltmannd on Wednesday, March 19, 2008 9:55 AM
 killer dragonoz wrote:

I'm from Mocksville NC 15 min's away from linwood yard.

I'd like to know if any one alse has seen the East and West bound Triple Crown roadrailer trains.  

You don't mean 265 and 266, I hope.  They haven't run in years. The current Triple Crown Trains run:

Allentown - Rutherford - Sandusky - Ft Wayne

Detroit - Ft. Wayne

Jacksonville - Atlanta - Ft Wayne

KC - Ft Wayne

Chicago - Ft. Wayne

(some of these have off line extensions)

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Posted by killer dragonoz on Wednesday, March 19, 2008 3:10 PM
At least I've got old photos of them
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Posted by killer dragonoz on Thursday, March 20, 2008 6:20 PM

Just like to know if anyone has been inside Linwood Yard in Davision County. 

I've been there three times  a friend and I got to go up into the tower of the yard, you talking about  the coolist thing every.

Also were do you go to take pics?

 

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Posted by Phoebe Vet on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 2:09 PM
 oltmannd wrote:

Here's a current list of all the scheduled road freights (plus Amtrak):

trainfrom to
19ALEXANDRIANEW ORLEANS
20NEW ORLEANSALEXANDRIA
118MACONLINWOOD
119LINWOODMACON
153LINWOODBIRMINGHAM
154BIRMINGHAMLINWOOD
172NEW ORLEANSLINWOOD
173LINWOODSHEFFIELD
203RUTHERFORDATLANTA
204ATLANTARUTHERFORD
211CROXTONATLANTA
212ATLANTACROXTON
213CROXTONATLANTA
213RUTHERFORDATLANTA
214ATLANTAERAIL
221CHARLOTTEATLANTA
222ATLANTACHARLOTTE
237CHARLESTONATLANTA
238ATLANTACHARLESTON

The 19 & 20 go between New Orleans and Penn Station in NYC though the do go THROUGH Alexandria.  Or is Alexandria just the limit of your division?

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Posted by oltmannd on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 6:16 AM
 Phoebe Vet wrote:
 oltmannd wrote:

Here's a current list of all the scheduled road freights (plus Amtrak):

trainfrom to
19ALEXANDRIANEW ORLEANS
20NEW ORLEANSALEXANDRIA
118MACONLINWOOD
119LINWOODMACON
153LINWOODBIRMINGHAM
154BIRMINGHAMLINWOOD
172NEW ORLEANSLINWOOD
173LINWOODSHEFFIELD
203RUTHERFORDATLANTA
204ATLANTARUTHERFORD
211CROXTONATLANTA
212ATLANTACROXTON
213CROXTONATLANTA
213RUTHERFORDATLANTA
214ATLANTAERAIL
221CHARLOTTEATLANTA
222ATLANTACHARLOTTE
237CHARLESTONATLANTA
238ATLANTACHARLESTON

The 19 & 20 go between New Orleans and Penn Station in NYC though the do go THROUGH Alexandria.  Or is Alexandria just the limit of your division?

Alexandria is where they come on/off NS.  It is where Amtrak measures NS's performance with the train.

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Posted by Railfan1 on Saturday, August 23, 2008 11:26 AM
Here's a new one. How about 29G?
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Posted by oskar on Saturday, August 23, 2008 4:50 PM

I think 29G is a auto train.

 

 

Kevin 

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