Is there a double mainline that turned into a single and back again?
Would it be passed down into Conrail? And still in service today?
Thanks
Amtrak America, 1971-Present.
The Boston and Albany (Selkirk, NY -> Boston, MA via Springfield, Palmer and Worcester). At one time it was Double tracked all the way. Now it is single track with some long passing sidings (double track in areas). Use Google.
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.5078235,-73.772331,572m/data=!3m1!1e3
Heading east after the RR crosses over NY 9J (which parallels another double track section of NYC) it goes to single track and splits. The track that curves off to the south heads toward the Water Level Route to NYC (tracks below bridge on east side of Hudson). The track that heads straight is single track to Boston (which goes to double track and back several times).
And if you go to Palmer, MA, visit the Steaming Tender restraunt. Excellent railfanning.
Thanks for the line BMMECNYC.
A few months ago I thought about the Conrail Boston Line, now CSX Boston Subdivision.
Now I was wondering if there's another route.
angelob6660Now I was wondering if there's another route.
The CSX uses the old "Cleveland Short Line" a former jointly owned N.Y.C. subsidiary, through the east side of Cleveland and it is single track for about a one mile segment C.P. 8 to C.P. 9.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_Line_Subdivision_(Ohio)
There's even a tunnel or two on this short segment.
Regards, Ed
Do you mean the double track turned into a single track and then became double again on down the line? Or do you mean the railroad pulled up one of the tracks and then put it back in later?
If the former, witness the old PRR runniing east out of St Louis. A busy double track railroad except for a bottle neck of single track from Smithboro to Brownstown Illinois. Of course, that would be Penn Central and successors.
If the later, the Terminal Railroad of St Louis pulled up an entire yard. (the old Wiggins Ferry in E St Louis ) They later built the whole yard back right where it had been previously.
Charlie
charlie9 Do you mean the double track turned into a single track and then became double again on down the line? Or do you mean the railroad pulled up one of the tracks and then put it back in later?
Charlie- What I meant to say was a double mainline that turned into a single line.
In the mid 90s the IC took out large sections of it's double track mainline and left long (up to 5 miles) sections of double track to keep up the traffic flow. This is cheaper then maintaining the complete double track line. So it goes from double to single to double the whole length of the line from Chicago to New Orleans.
angelob6660 Thanks for the line BMMECNYC. A few months ago I thought about the Conrail Boston Line, now CSX Boston Subdivision. Now I was wondering if there's another route.
Heading West from Cincinnati, Ohio along the river, B&O and NYC ran parallel between Cincinnati and North Bend, Ohio. At North Bend, the NYC curves off to the north, while the B&O follows the river. They come close to meeting (and at one time they did) in Lawrenceburg, Indiana.