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G848-03 Headed for Portsmouth Sub

Kevin Pratt — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:06:56 GMT

CSX G848-03 is currently running southbound at Pleasant Hill with CSXT 7367 (YN2 C40-8W), headed for the Weldon Connection. F774 will follow him from Weldon,

Re: Empty Grainer on the Portsmouth Sub

m.marracsx@... — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:47:02 GMT

Looks like G847-03 w/ Csx 7682 & 7883 Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry® ... From: Kevin Pratt Date: Wed, 04

Empty Grainer on the Portsmouth Sub

Kevin Pratt — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:25:20 GMT

Bill Whitbeck reports an empty CSX grain train by Suffolk at 1410. Unknown power or train symbol. -- Kevin Pratt Chester Railfan Homepage

NS 944 Herzog Ballast Train

Kevin Pratt — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:16:58 GMT

There is a Herzog ballast train in the Airport Siding at Addison (MP N87.5). The symbol is 944, and he appears to have a wide cab something leading on the

Hampton Roads: NS mainline to be 1st high speed passenger line.....

RhettC — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:25:39 GMT

.....into the Tidewater area. VIRGINIAN-PILOT newspaper feature, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009 HAMPTON ROADS region decides on NORFOLK SOUTHERN routing for first

Re: New Commonwealth Line update

csledge2000us — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:20:11 GMT

... I talked to one of the engineers that is overseeing the project for the Virginia Port Authority and was told that it is on hold for now because they ran

Re: New Commonwealth Line update

johndfriis — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 11:46:21 GMT

... Opps, actually it is an F train. John Friis Franklin, Va.

Re: New Commonwealth Line update

johndfriis — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 11:40:21 GMT

... Opps, actually it is an F train. John Friis Franklin, Va.

Re: New Commonwealth Line update

j.friis — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 11:14:23 GMT

What is a 782? "G" "Q" "N" "Z" "F"??? Where does it run/going to? Sorry, it is Q782. It use to be Q447, runs from Chesapeake, Belt Line Yard, to Rocky Mount.

Re: New Commonwealth Line update

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:14:15 GMT

... What is a 782? "G" "Q" "N" "Z" "F"??? Where does it run/going to?

Re: New Commonwealth Line update

RhettC — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:48:03 GMT

They appear to be laying only a single track at this time; does anyone know when the SECOND track will begin being laid? (The VDRPT website states/indicates

New Commonwealth Line update

j.friis — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:29:43 GMT

The new RT-17 bridge over the new Commonwealth Maersk terminal line is open to traffic. This was the only area where track had not been laid on the new line.

Grey and Yellow Confederate Hoppers ??

Smitty — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 03:30:30 GMT

Ive noticed with the increased night time traffic on the Penn Sub over the past few weeks. Use to you would catch a confederate hopper here and there on a coal

Photos Added to Web Site

Kevin Pratt — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:50:20 GMT

I have updated some more photos to my web site taken over the past week. Included are: * CSX Q703-21 departing Collier Yard in Petersburg, Virginia with a

Re: Franklin papermill closing

RhettC — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:23:41 GMT

CSX has a good bit of traffic to/from the plant (much more in the past when long lines of pulpwood and chipcars plied the line to Franklin), and the Hercules