CP-VO

30 July 2007

Credit goes to the Selkirk Branch group on Yahoo for the following information.

Some new looks and changes are coming to the Selkirk Branch. At CP-VO a new interlocking will begin roughly 700 feet west of Main Street. It will only consist of a pair of crossovers. Updating to the crossings at the current VO will also occur. New Safetran signals will be installed from Game Farm Rd to the bridges at the Watervliet Reservoir.

Selkirk Yard Expansion

23 May 2007

Credit goes to the Selkirk Branch group on Yahoo for the following information.

more or less verbatim

CSXT has asked the NYSDOT to replace Ben's Bridge because CSXT wants to expand Selkirk Yard. CSXT wants to expand the receiving yard so they will not have trains sitting on the mainlines, clogging the Selkirk Branch for other trains to get out or bypass. Also, CSXT is putting in four new Selkirk Runners to expedite intermodals through Selkirk from Boston and River Lines.

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If you go take a ride to Selkirk, notice they put up a new MOW base right where the former CR softball field is. CSXT is going to demolish the old white MOW building and truck parking to make way for the new Selkirk Runners. I think they are expanding the receiving tracks by 8 or 10 more tracks. The 2 tracks that are the old runners (next to the dispatcher building) will be converted to arrival yard tracks.
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Ben's Bridge to be Replaced

22 May 2007

Credit goes to the Selkirk Branch group on Yahoo for the following information.

Note:

 

Apparently the following notice is flawed: the meeting is actually on WEDNESDAY, May 30, 2007, which was reportedly verified.

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ALBANY COUNTY, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORATION,
TO HOLD PUBLIC INFORMATION OPEN HOUSE


WHAT:

Public Information Open House for replacement of the
County Route 53 (Old School Road, known formerly as 
Jericho Road) bridge over CSXT Selkirk Yard.


WHEN: 

Thursday, May 30, 2007

6:30 to 8:30 p.m.


WHERE:                   

A.W. Becker Elementary School, 1146 Route 9W Selkirk, NY


WHY:                         

To solicit comments on the proposed project from
individuals, groups, officials and local agencies. 
The County is specifically soliciting comments on 
the project's social, economic and environmental effects.

The purpose of the meeting is to present alternatives and obtain comments on the 
proposed project from individuals, groups, 
officials, and local agencies.  The County is specifically soliciting comments on
the developed alternatives for the project and 
comments on the project's social, economic and environmental effects.  This public
information meeting is part of the continuing 
efforts by Albany County, the New York State Department of Transportation and the
Federal Highway Administration to encourage public 
input into the development of transportation projects.

The Open House will be an informal setting. There will be a short presentation
given, and then representatives will be available to 
answer your questions about the project.  Exhibits of the proposed plans will be
available for viewing. Please advise Albany County 
if a sign language interpreter or any other accommodations will be required to
facilitate your participation in this Open House.

Comments or questions about the project may be directed to:

Tony Papile

Clough Harbour & Associates LLP,
III Winners Circle, Albany, 
New York 12205

(518) 453-3961

tpapile@cha-llp.com.

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CSXT To Convert To Alpha Symbols

1 October 2004

Credit goes to the Conrail Technical Society for the following information.

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CSXT will be changing to an alpha system for their road train symbols in the near future. The current projected list of CSXT symbols for train origin and destination locations is as follows:

Symbol	Destination
ALS	Alton & Southern St. Louis, MO gateway
AND	Andrews, SC
ATL	Atlanta, GA (Hulsey)
ATK	Atkinson, KY
AUG	Augusta, GA
AYR	Ayer, MA
BAL	Baldwin, FL
BAR	Barber Station, MA
BBV	Baltimore, MD (Bay View)
BCB	Baltimore, MD (Curtis Bay)
BIR	Birmingham, AL
BLP	Baltimore, MD (Locust Point)
BNS	Chicago, IL (Calumet)
BOS	Boston, MA (Beacon Park)
BPM	Baltimore MD (Penn Mary Import-Export)
BRC	Chicago, IL (Clearing Yard)
BRU	Bruceton, TN
BUF	Buffalo, NY (Frontier)
CBL	Cumberland, MD
CBS	Columbus, OH
CGO	Chicago, IL (Global One)
CHA	Charlotte, NC
CHE	Chicago, IL (Barr)
CHN	Charleston, SC
CHW	Chicago, IL (West)
CHI	Chicago, IL (59th Street)
CIC	Cicero, IL (Clyde)
CIN	Cincinnati, OH (Queensgate)
COL	Cayce, SC
DEC	Decatur, IL
DET	Detroit, MI (Rougemere)
DIX	Dixiana, SC
DOR	Newark, NJ (Doremus Avenue)
DST	Detroit, MI (Sterling)
DTV	Detroit MI (TrailVan Terminal)
ERW	Erwin, TN
EVL	Evansville, IN
FAI	Fairburn, GA
FLO	Florence, SC
FOS	Fostoria, OH
FRA	Framingham, MA
GAR	Garrett, IN
GRP	Grand Rapids, MI
GWD	Greenwood, SC
HAM	Hamlet, SC
IHB	Chicago, IL (Blue Island Yard)
IND	Indianapolis, IN (Avon)
JAX	Jacksonville, FL
JES	Jessup, MD
LAW	Lawrenceville, GA
LEC	Little Creek, NJ
LEF	Little Ferry, NJ
LIM	Lima, OH
LOR	Lordstown, OH
LOU	Louisville KY (Osborn)
MAR	Marysville, OH
MAS	Massena, NY
MEJ	Memphis, TN (Johnson Yard)
MEM	Memphis, TN (Avalon Street)
MET	Metchen, NJ
MIA	Miami, FL
MOB	Mobile, AL
MTG	Montgomery, AL
MUL	Mulberry, FL
NAS	Nashville, TN (Radnor)
NBS	Detroit, MI (New Boston)
NHB	North Bergen, NJ
NOL	New Orleans, LA (East Bridge)
NYO	Bronx, NY (Oak Point)
OAK	Newark, NJ (Oak Island)
OBA	Louisville, KY (O' Bannon)
OWB	Owensboro, KY
PAV	Camden, NJ (Pavonia)
PEN	Pensacola, FL
PHL	Philadelphia, PA (Greenwich)
POR	Portsmouth, VA
POT	Pottersburg, OH
PTH	Port Huron, MI
PTN	Port Newark, NJ
RIC	Richmond, VA (Acca Yard)
RID	Ridgefield Heights, NJ
RMT	Rocky Mount, NC
ROS	East St. Louis, IL (Rose Lake)
RUS	Russell, KY
SAG	Saginaw, MI
SAL	Salem, IL (Union Pacific)
SAV	Savannah, GA
SEL	Albany, NY (Selkirk)
SMY	Smyrna, TN
SOK	South Kearny, NJ
STL	East St. Louis, IL
SYR	Syracuse, NY
TAF	Taft, FL
THO	East Thomas, AL
THT	Terre Haute, IN
TOK	Philadelphia, PA (East Side)
TOS	Toledo, OH (Stanley)
TRR	St. Louis, MO (TRRA Madison)
UPN	Chicago, IL (Union Pacific Global Two)
UPP	Chicago, IL (Union Pacific Proviso)
WAL	Toledo, OH (Walbridge)
WAX	Waycross, GA
WIN	Winston, FL
WIX	Wixom, MI (Lincoln)
WIE	Willard, OH (East)
WIW	Willard, OH (West)
WLM	Wilmington, NC
WOR	Worcester, MA
WSP	West Springfield, MA
WWS	Willow Springs, IL

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