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Posted by cr6479 on Friday, June 30, 2006 6:12 PM
CSX-DAN. You missed seeing 3 UP SD90MACK engines.
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, June 30, 2006 6:08 PM
WOW Lucky hopefully I get that lucky tommorrow morning
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Posted by cr6479 on Friday, June 30, 2006 6:08 PM
CSX-DAN. The LA&L will be moving freight from their sugar plant to their yard.
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, June 30, 2006 6:06 PM
I saw L&AL 421 today going to Tops
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Posted by cr6479 on Friday, June 30, 2006 6:05 PM
CSX-DAN. BOTH!!!!
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Posted by cr6479 on Friday, June 30, 2006 6:04 PM
CSX-DAN. It was at pixely.
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, June 30, 2006 6:04 PM
H 3 or H2 Sheme[:D]
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Posted by cr6479 on Friday, June 30, 2006 6:02 PM
CSX-DAN. CR SD40-2 thur SD80MACK. This were i thought of you 3 BNSF GEVO's.
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, June 30, 2006 6:01 PM
Dang It I wi***hat I was there was this at Pixley or the Yard and I'm still wondering what did u see at Pixley Road? Any GEVO's [:P]
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Posted by cr6479 on Friday, June 30, 2006 5:59 PM
CSX-DAN. You should here the sounds of conrail. I had a conrail shrit and hat they blow the horn and waved at me. Oh yea csx track car was their they didn't mined that i was waving at the engineers.
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, June 30, 2006 5:53 PM
That why it a good spot for railfanning so how many did u see Matt and
what where they [8)]
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Posted by cr6479 on Friday, June 30, 2006 5:52 PM
CSX-DAN. IF one train clears pixely. Their is another behide it etc. etc. etc.
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, June 30, 2006 5:51 PM
[censored] it I wish I was
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Posted by cr6479 on Friday, June 30, 2006 5:50 PM
CSX-DAN. You should of been there to those conrail engines were heading westbound.
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, June 30, 2006 5:49 PM
was there alot of traffic at Pixley[8)]
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, June 30, 2006 5:48 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by cr6479

QUOTE: Originally posted by cr6479

QUOTE: Originally posted by cr6479

Today i saw 15 NYC,PC,LHV,ERIE,B&O,C&O freight cars heading westbound on the Buffalo to Syracuse chicago main line.


That is also with 3 C&O & 3 B&O GP38-2 engines.


Is this odd on CSXT train to C&O or B&O engines????

I actually there are still a few around CSX was good about those[:)]
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Posted by cr6479 on Friday, June 30, 2006 5:47 PM
CSX-DAN. Most of conrail engines have left the yard. The other are right now taking to the CSX NF dispacher.
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, June 30, 2006 5:46 PM
I was unable to go do to my parents had to work but I'll be there tommorrow
and did u see anything?
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, June 30, 2006 5:44 PM
Matt it's MAC and I hopefully se those tommorrow [8D]
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Posted by cr6479 on Friday, June 30, 2006 5:44 PM
CSX-DAN. I looked for you this morning and i didn't see you at pixely.
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Posted by cr6479 on Friday, June 30, 2006 4:10 PM
Today i saw alot of engines in Rochester yard (GoodMan yard) here are the engines that i saw:

EX-CONRAIL SW-100 PATCHED

5 EX-CONRAIL GP 38-2 NOT PATCHED still had CR horn

5 EX-CONRAIL SD40-2 NOT PATCHED still had conrail horn

5 BN SD60I,SD60M

5-10 CSXT SD80 MACK

CONRAIL SW-100-SD80MACK NOT PATCHED still had CR horn

C&O GP38 &GP38-2

WHAT???? GEVO'S: BNSF,UP,NS,CSX

AND YES MORE CONRAIL!!!!!

CR GP15-1 NOT PATCHED still had CR horn

CR GP40 NOT PATCHED still had CR horn

CR GP40-2 NOT PATCHED still had CR horn

CR SD50 NOT PATCHED still had CR horn

CR SD50-2 NOT PATCHED still had CR horn

CR SD45 WAS PATCHED very sad

CR SD60I NOT PATCHED still had CR horn

CR SD60M WAS PATCHED VERY SAD

CR SD80 WAS PATCHED VERY SAD

UP SD90 MACK


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Posted by cr6479 on Friday, June 30, 2006 3:41 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by cr6479

QUOTE: Originally posted by cr6479

Today i saw 15 NYC,PC,LHV,ERIE,B&O,C&O freight cars heading westbound on the Buffalo to Syracuse chicago main line.


That is also with 3 C&O & 3 B&O GP38-2 engines.


Is this odd on CSXT train to C&O or B&O engines????
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Posted by cr6479 on Friday, June 30, 2006 2:00 PM
Did conrail have PH units or F units????
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Posted by cr6479 on Friday, June 30, 2006 1:49 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by cr6479

ANY PH's or F units of any kind ran on the Buffalo to Syracuse and the west shore line????


Did PENN,PC,LHV, C&O,B&O, NYC????
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Posted by cr6479 on Thursday, June 29, 2006 10:24 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by cr6479

Today i saw 15 NYC,PC,LHV,ERIE,B&O,C&O freight cars heading westbound on the Buffalo to Syracuse chicago main line.


That is also with 3 C&O & 3 B&O GP38-2 engines.
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Posted by cr6479 on Thursday, June 29, 2006 10:18 PM
CSX-DAN. Put these in your scanner you might have to changes your settings.

CH 2 457.9375 EOT end to engine

CH 3 452.9375 EOT engine to end of train

CH 9 161.4000

CH 10 161.430

CH 11 160.335

CH 12 160.350

CH 13 160.470

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, June 29, 2006 10:14 PM
At all on the line...Odd...Let me know if it satrts back up tonight
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Posted by cr6479 on Thursday, June 29, 2006 10:13 PM
CSX-DAN. Right now there is no trains running.
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, June 29, 2006 10:11 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by cr6479

CSX-DAN. CSXT trains are driving me very very very crazy. They are going 30mph on both tracks!!!!!

Is that a good or bad thing...gives u a chance to talk to crews and hopefully
they start runing again let me know Matt [:D]
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Posted by cr6479 on Thursday, June 29, 2006 10:09 PM
CSX-DAN. Now CSXT has now stopped running trains right now.

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