BNSF seems to be taking more of a wait-n-see approach
http://view.email.bnsf.com/?j=fe6513747161017c7514&m=fefa1072766103&ls=fdcc1572746101757715787566&l=fe5e17787665017f7311&s=fdf415797460007d711c7871&jb=ffcf14&ju=fe1a127674600c74731178
Deggesty BaltACD doghouse Andrew Falconer This is the direct link to the NS Corp service alert about Poisonous-Inhalation-Hazard chemicals and the PTC deadline on December 31st, 2015. http://www.nscorp.com/content/nscorp/en/service-alerts/notice-of-cessationofserviceeffectivedecember12015forallshipment.html By complying with the law, I wonder how long it will take for the law to be changed. No Amtrak and Metra trains as well. Should be fun. "Metra," is that in the DC area? VRE uses NS trackage from AF interlocking to Manassas. CSX from Union Station to AF. CSX will not let VRE or MARC (the Maryland commuter agency) operate either. Balt, does CSX now own the track from Union Station to the Virginia interlocking? I had understood that this is Amtrak's property. I knew that NS (and Amtrak) have trackage rights north from AF Tower. By the way, have the old catenary supports south of Virginia been removed in conjunction with the refurbishing of CSX's tunnel (they were still there this past April when I went north from Charlotte)?
BaltACD doghouse Andrew Falconer This is the direct link to the NS Corp service alert about Poisonous-Inhalation-Hazard chemicals and the PTC deadline on December 31st, 2015. http://www.nscorp.com/content/nscorp/en/service-alerts/notice-of-cessationofserviceeffectivedecember12015forallshipment.html By complying with the law, I wonder how long it will take for the law to be changed. No Amtrak and Metra trains as well. Should be fun. "Metra," is that in the DC area? VRE uses NS trackage from AF interlocking to Manassas. CSX from Union Station to AF. CSX will not let VRE or MARC (the Maryland commuter agency) operate either.
doghouse Andrew Falconer This is the direct link to the NS Corp service alert about Poisonous-Inhalation-Hazard chemicals and the PTC deadline on December 31st, 2015. http://www.nscorp.com/content/nscorp/en/service-alerts/notice-of-cessationofserviceeffectivedecember12015forallshipment.html By complying with the law, I wonder how long it will take for the law to be changed. No Amtrak and Metra trains as well. Should be fun. "Metra," is that in the DC area?
Andrew Falconer This is the direct link to the NS Corp service alert about Poisonous-Inhalation-Hazard chemicals and the PTC deadline on December 31st, 2015. http://www.nscorp.com/content/nscorp/en/service-alerts/notice-of-cessationofserviceeffectivedecember12015forallshipment.html By complying with the law, I wonder how long it will take for the law to be changed.
This is the direct link to the NS Corp service alert about Poisonous-Inhalation-Hazard chemicals and the PTC deadline on December 31st, 2015.
http://www.nscorp.com/content/nscorp/en/service-alerts/notice-of-cessationofserviceeffectivedecember12015forallshipment.html
By complying with the law, I wonder how long it will take for the law to be changed.
No Amtrak and Metra trains as well. Should be fun. "Metra," is that in the DC area?
VRE uses NS trackage from AF interlocking to Manassas. CSX from Union Station to AF. CSX will not let VRE or MARC (the Maryland commuter agency) operate either.
Balt, does CSX now own the track from Union Station to the Virginia interlocking? I had understood that this is Amtrak's property. I knew that NS (and Amtrak) have trackage rights north from AF Tower.
By the way, have the old catenary supports south of Virginia been removed in conjunction with the refurbishing of CSX's tunnel (they were still there this past April when I went north from Charlotte)?
Union Station to Virginia is a battle ground - whenever there is trouble each side says it's the other's problem even though technically North of the SAS Virginia is Amtrak's.
Catenary pole are still up around Benning when I drove I-295 a couple of weeks ago.
Never too old to have a happy childhood!
RudyRockvilleMD Have CSX, or any other of the major freight carriers issued cessation of service notices similar to the NS cessation notice? As I understand it Amtrak plans to meet the PTC requirements on the Northeast Corridor by December 31.
Have CSX, or any other of the major freight carriers issued cessation of service notices similar to the NS cessation notice? As I understand it Amtrak plans to meet the PTC requirements on the Northeast Corridor by December 31.
CSX published a notice to their employees and customers similar to NS's.
Johnny
Metra runs in Chicago.
desertdogWhen Congress figures out how devastating this issue is to the economy, especially a year away from a presidential election, there will be plenty of support for a delay of PTC from both parties. John Timm
Considering that the GOP can't even figure out who their leader will be, that may be a very tall order.
When Congress figures out how devastating this issue is to the economy, especially a year away from a presidential election, there will be plenty of support for a delay of PTC from both parties.
John Timm
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