QUOTE: Originally posted by MP173 I am further west of Ft Wayne, near Valpo. It sure would make sense for NS to run on the Pennsy. Evening on the NS gets a little interesting around 9pm as the following eastbounds are a running: 262 - TC 215 - Jacksonville Intermodal 236 - Norfolk Intermodal 175 - Knoxville carload train It is not uncommon for those to all be running east within one hour of each other. Throw in a westbound coal train or two and perhaps 307 and you have a pretty busy railroad. How does the NS send it's New Castle trains thru Ft. Wayne? Do they switch over to the PRR and then to New Castle line? Also, do you have a current list of NS symbols running to Chicago. My list is from the Sept 97 Trains issue and I know things changed after the Conrail merger. ed
QUOTE: Originally posted by Wooster25 mp319 is 319 miles from Pittsburgh where the FT. Wayne line originates.
QUOTE: Originally posted by rrnut282 I was staking out new track centerline for a second switching lead into Triple Crown last week. When completed they should be able to have 2 TC trains switching at the same time. There are already two tracks from "mike" to the yard, one is CSX's main and the second is for TC to use. Starting just past the signals, the TC lead will split into two tracks, one connected to the northern three yard tracks and the other the southern yard tracks. WB TC trains don't have to back in from "Mike". Most turn in at "Union" and use the old Fort Wayne Union Belt RR. You will hear them ask the dispatcher for the "hump and the belt" as they do go by the old hump tower of Piqua Yard into the Triple Crown facility. The Union Belt used to run from the NKP to Pennsy across US30, under the ex Wabash, through the old Gladeaux refinery, behind Phelps Dodge and the former Zollner Piston and International Harvester plants. It swings east almost to Meyer Rd where it turns from south to west opposite of the old Power Wheels plant (itself an ex IH parts building). It runs along the north side of the yard tracks and up to the hump. Ed use the link above to the fortwaynerailfan site and go to the operations page. It has a current listing of all trains running to/from Chicago that pass through Fort Wayne. I recommend to anyone interested in a good site to spend some time there. Most of your questions will be answered as you go from page to page.[:)]
QUOTE: Originally posted by rrnut282 It might go down to one track at the interlocking, it's been a while since I walked through there. I could go get the plans and look closer, but I have to get up at 0500 dark tomorrow. I do know that there are two signals protecting "Mike Tower" from the southeast.
QUOTE: Originally posted by rrnut282 That extra diamond to have both tracks cross the former Wabash would not get past a cost/benefit analysis. That's probably why it was removed in the first place. Offhand, I can't think of the year that would have been, whether it was when CR single tracked the Pennsy or when NS rebuilt "mike" in the late 80's.
QUOTE: Originally posted by rrnut282 Let me think...there was a heat treatment company in the vicinity a while back. Are you talking about the building across from the city street department garage?
QUOTE: Originally posted by rrnut282 They talked about doing this project last year, and put it off, then it's a hot job all of a sudden. 4 VP's came through today. They didn't even get out of the van. ( At least where I could see them, they didn't.)
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