These dimensional trains are quite interesting.
Didnt think of shipbuilding, but that would make sense. Curious if it wouldnt be General Dynamics in Bath, Maine. Or a location in Virginia.
NS several years ago would have dimensional trains with John Deere combines. I heard these were going to the Port of Baltimore for export, but do not recall where that was heard nor the validity of the rumor.
ed
No idea of the destination. Suspect with that much steel sheet, it may be going to a shipbuilding location - if we still have any left in the USA.
When I was working on CSX there were a variety of restrictions on Clearance Implacated shipments - some had to be routed around specific stationary locations or objects and be prevented from operating on specific tracks. Others would restrict the trains carrying the shipments to observe speed restrictions in specific locations. Other restrictions would require when meeting or overtaking trains at specific locations for one train to be stopped and the other to move at no more than 10 MPH. The most restrictive would state that trains could not meet or pass trains at specific locations.
Back around 2010 or 2012, Marketing secured a shipment of wind generator parts - blades and generators from the Port of Baltimore to Chicago and beyond. The only locations that the clearance wires for this movement didn't have meet/pass restrictions were on the single track segements between passing sidings. With all the restrictions it took about two weeks to move the train from the Port of Baltimore to New Castle, PA, where it left my area of responsibiliy. How much longer it took to get to Chicago and then on to its final destination - I don't know.
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Anyone know destination for NS train 054? I believe it originated at Burns Harbor, In. today. Passed the Chesterton webcam at 213pm with 1 motor and 35 flats with wide steel plates.
I have seen this movement 3x the last 6 weeks. It is a hi wide as when it meets another train one must come to a stop.
Seems like a regular movement of large plate steel. Any info would be appreciated.
Ed
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