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wes · wes

Lots of traffic going south thru Lexington with coils of hot rolled steel. Loads are heavy, with 2 or three coils riding over each truck. it has to be hot rolled since all are uncoveredand rusty. Any idea of destination or source? Danger? Is hauling these by rail as bad as by truck? I have known truck...

Uke · Uke

...in a consist of four. Three 2LARRCO Geeunkers (GE Dash-9s) on an auto-rack train at the south end of Balmer. Definitely a fine piece of machinery from our boys in La Grange, IL. Beautiful 710-G3 engine, NS 2538... Breathtakingly gorgeous! Uke is smitten!

Snippy · Snippy

http://www.macon.com/2013/04/10/2432393/ga-supreme-court-hearing-norfolk.html Ga. Supreme Court hearing Norfolk Southern collision appeal MondayPublished: April 10, 2013 Updated 2 hours ago From staff reports The Georgia Supreme Court will hear an appeal Monday from Norfolk Sou...

Cy Valley · Cy Valley

Norfolk Southern notes 100th anniversary of N&W Ohio River BridgePublished: March 5, 2013NS train crossing the Ohio River at Kenova.Photo by Chase GunnoeKENOVA, W. Va. This week marks the 100-year anniversary of the completion of the Norfolk & Western bridge over the Ohio River between...

Uke · Uke

East Coast Rails Drive S&P Gains as Profits Top Estimates By Brooke Sutherland - Jan 23, 2013 1:35 PM PT CSX Corp. (CSX) and Norfolk Southern Corp. (NSC), the two largest U.S. eastern railroads, placed among the 20 top gainers on the Standard & Poorâs 500 Index today after their fourth-quar...

Calvin · Calvin

http://fireup611.org/main/index.php Cy, ya just mite get one over on those Green teamers.

Cy Valley · Cy Valley

Oddly enough, and much to my surprise, the former employee quoted near the bottom of the article is someone who once worked in one of Cy's old terminals and went back to his home state at his first opportunity.Norfolk Southern scraps 140 jobs at Roanoke's rail yardThe plan to eliminate the "hump...

Calvin · Calvin

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=422464&nseq=0-- Edited by Calvin on Friday 25th of January 2013 06:02:04 AM

Calvin · Calvin

http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?2,2979650EasternNS bridge at CP 509 Calumet River is out Author:genepoon May as well mention it here; discussion is already underway on the Passenger...

Cy Valley · Cy Valley

NS veterans' locomotive sidelinedBy Chris GussPublished: December 13, 2012Photo by Norfolk SouthernNo. 6920 undergoing work at Conemaugh, Pa.Photo by Tony KimmelALTOONA, Pa. Norfolk Southern SD60E No. 6920, carrying a special paint scheme honoring military veterans, has been sidelined wi...

Calvin · Calvin

http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?2,2964410

Cy Valley · Cy Valley

Interstate heritage unit damaged by mudslidePublished: January 17, 2013SHIRE OAKS, Pa. Norfolk Southern GE ES44AC No. 8105, the Interstate Railroad heritage unit, was damaged by a mudslide yesterday in northern West Virginia, according to company spokesman Robin Chapman. The locomotive was...

Cy Valley · Cy Valley

I'm sure they'll be paying out. Just like (almost) always. The news wasn't so good. NS reported that 4th Q earnings were 14% below the4th Q figure of 2011. Revenues were down 4 % but traffic volume inchedupwards 1%. The operating ratio worsened from 71.7 to 73.4.

wes · wes

Been thinking about buying back into the old black hearted RR. Price is about $65. Any comments?

Cy Valley · Cy Valley

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=537015946318062&set=a.537015812984742.129013.135696169783377&type=1&theater

YardSlug · YardSlug

Since I don't read all the forums on here, this video may have been posted earlier. If so, take it easy on me.

Troll · Troll

When the train loses it marbles does it become an empty marble train? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOtQgM8Hc60

Calvin · Calvin

http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?2,2892370

Cy Valley · Cy Valley

Alexandria's GenOn power plant (CSX RF&P and NS) to close Monday GenOn Plant to Cease Operations on MondayGenOn's Potomac River Generating Station is expected to cease operations onMonday, ending 63 years of coal-fired power production in north Old Town.Alexandria will mark the occasion...

Cy Valley · Cy Valley

Knox, IndianaA train wreck snarled traffic in Starke County Saturday morning near E. Division St. & N 300 E., northwest of Knox.911 dispatchers tell NewsCenter 16 around 9:15 EDT, a Norfolk Southern freight train crashed into a Norfolk Southern repair vehicle parked along a set of parallel tr...

Cy Valley · Cy Valley

Norfolk Southern warns about lower 3Q profits Updated: Wednesday, 19 Sep 2012, 4:51 PM EDT Published : Wednesday, 19 Sep 2012, 4:51 PM EDT NORFOLK, Va. (AP) Norfolk Southern Corp. says a drop in coal shipments and lower fuel surcharge revenue during the third quarter will hurt the railroad's profit...

BlackDog · BlackDog

Hey Cy, isn't this the branch you were telling us of that you couldn't count on the signals to keep you safe?PRR Position Light Signals on NS Marion Branchby MARK-EGEBRECHT on AUGUST 17, 2012Norfolk Southerns Marion Branch extends from Goshen, Indiana down to Anderson. It continued all the way d...

Calvin · Calvin

Date: 08/13/12 06:46 Re: NS OCS back in the barn.... Author: Poker2662 NS 4270 caught on fire in North Carolina a few weeks ago. Since then, the 4270 has been separated from the other F units. It is probably in Altoona as well, being repaired. Matt Arnold Bolivar, OH __________________________...

Troll · Troll

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyuNtdfxmFg

Calvin · Calvin

BUG gets lucky. -- Edited by Calvin on Saturday 28th of July 2012 08:24:14 AM

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Hauling steel (Preview) Lots of traffic going south thru Lexington with coils of hot rolled steel. Loads are heavy, with 2 or three coils riding over each truck. it has to be hot rolled since all are uncoveredand rusty. Any idea of destination or source? Danger? Is hauling these by rail as bad as by truck? I have known truck...	wes	1	592	11:02 AM, 06/01/13 by Pipes FC
	One of LAMCO's finest... (Preview) ...in a consist of four. Three 2LARRCO Geeunkers (GE Dash-9s) on an auto-rack train at the south end of Balmer. Definitely a fine piece of machinery from our boys in La Grange, IL. Beautiful 710-G3 engine, NS 2538... Breathtakingly gorgeous! Uke is smitten!	Uke	9	749	10:27 PM, 05/08/13 by Snippy
	Ga. Supreme Court hearing Norfolk Southern collision appeal Monday (Preview) http://www.macon.com/2013/04/10/2432393/ga-supreme-court-hearing-norfolk.html Ga. Supreme Court hearing Norfolk Southern collision appeal MondayPublished: April 10, 2013 Updated 2 hours ago From staff reports The Georgia Supreme Court will hear an appeal Monday from Norfolk Sou...	Snippy	2	747	12:45 AM, 04/11/13 by Snippy
	It's 100 (Preview) Norfolk Southern notes 100th anniversary of N&W Ohio River BridgePublished: March 5, 2013NS train crossing the Ohio River at Kenova.Photo by Chase GunnoeKENOVA, W. Va. This week marks the 100-year anniversary of the completion of the Norfolk & Western bridge over the Ohio River between...	Cy Valley	6	732	7:19 AM, 03/11/13 by Snippy
	Big numbers for LAMCO... (Preview) East Coast Rails Drive S&P Gains as Profits Top Estimates By Brooke Sutherland - Jan 23, 2013 1:35 PM PT CSX Corp. (CSX) and Norfolk Southern Corp. (NSC), the two largest U.S. eastern railroads, placed among the 20 top gainers on the Standard & Poorâs 500 Index today after their fourth-quar...	Uke	8	1001	6:39 PM, 03/01/13 by Snippy
	Flower Pot may run again!!!! (Preview) http://fireup611.org/main/index.php Cy, ya just mite get one over on those Green teamers.	Calvin	13	914	9:33 PM, 02/28/13 by Snippy
	Bye Bye (Preview) Oddly enough, and much to my surprise, the former employee quoted near the bottom of the article is someone who once worked in one of Cy's old terminals and went back to his home state at his first opportunity.Norfolk Southern scraps 140 jobs at Roanoke's rail yardThe plan to eliminate the "hump...	Cy Valley	0	499	11:21 PM, 02/26/13 by Cy Valley
	BBBBAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSSSS ACKWARDS (Preview) http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=422464&nseq=0-- Edited by Calvin on Friday 25th of January 2013 06:02:04 AM	Calvin	8	869	12:42 PM, 02/04/13 by BlackDog
	NS Bridge over Calumet is out!!!! (Preview) http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?2,2979650EasternNS bridge at CP 509 Calumet River is out Author:genepoon May as well mention it here; discussion is already underway on the Passenger...	Calvin	2	666	1:30 PM, 01/29/13 by Troll
	Any Surprise? (Preview) NS veterans' locomotive sidelinedBy Chris GussPublished: December 13, 2012Photo by Norfolk SouthernNo. 6920 undergoing work at Conemaugh, Pa.Photo by Tony KimmelALTOONA, Pa. Norfolk Southern SD60E No. 6920, carrying a special paint scheme honoring military veterans, has been sidelined wi...	Cy Valley	12	1010	3:14 AM, 01/27/13 by Troll
	OOOHHHHH NNNOOEESS!!! ( 1 2 ) (Preview) http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?2,2964410	Calvin	26	1363	11:02 PM, 01/26/13 by Freddie Krueger
	NNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS, (Preview) Interstate heritage unit damaged by mudslidePublished: January 17, 2013SHIRE OAKS, Pa. Norfolk Southern GE ES44AC No. 8105, the Interstate Railroad heritage unit, was damaged by a mudslide yesterday in northern West Virginia, according to company spokesman Robin Chapman. The locomotive was...	Cy Valley	3	452	10:57 PM, 01/26/13 by Freddie Krueger
	Bonus? Oh NO?!?!?!? (Preview) I'm sure they'll be paying out. Just like (almost) always. The news wasn't so good. NS reported that 4th Q earnings were 14% below the4th Q figure of 2011. Revenues were down 4 % but traffic volume inchedupwards 1%. The operating ratio worsened from 71.7 to 73.4.	Cy Valley	6	399	2:52 PM, 01/24/13 by Troll
	NSC STOCK PURCHASE (Preview) Been thinking about buying back into the old black hearted RR. Price is about $65. Any comments?	wes	6	464	6:04 PM, 01/17/13 by Pipes FC
	Not a Normal Trip (Preview) http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=537015946318062&set=a.537015812984742.129013.135696169783377&type=1&theater	Cy Valley	4	469	6:47 AM, 12/18/12 by Cy Valley
	Saluda Grade Training Video (Preview) Since I don't read all the forums on here, this video may have been posted earlier. If so, take it easy on me.	YardSlug	10	1091	8:48 PM, 11/20/12 by Brizy
	So Snippy........ (Preview) When the train loses it marbles does it become an empty marble train? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOtQgM8Hc60	Troll	2	904	3:23 PM, 11/07/12 by Troll
	Empty Coal train (Preview) http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?2,2892370	Calvin	1	560	1:39 PM, 10/10/12 by Snippy
	Alexandria (NS and CSX (RF&P)) (Preview) Alexandria's GenOn power plant (CSX RF&P and NS) to close Monday GenOn Plant to Cease Operations on MondayGenOn's Potomac River Generating Station is expected to cease operations onMonday, ending 63 years of coal-fired power production in north Old Town.Alexandria will mark the occasion...	Cy Valley	8	999	7:28 PM, 10/01/12 by Pipes FC
	Uh Oh (Preview) Knox, IndianaA train wreck snarled traffic in Starke County Saturday morning near E. Division St. & N 300 E., northwest of Knox.911 dispatchers tell NewsCenter 16 around 9:15 EDT, a Norfolk Southern freight train crashed into a Norfolk Southern repair vehicle parked along a set of parallel tr...	Cy Valley	4	508	3:08 PM, 09/23/12 by BlackDog
	Oh, About That Bonus (Preview) Norfolk Southern warns about lower 3Q profits Updated: Wednesday, 19 Sep 2012, 4:51 PM EDT Published : Wednesday, 19 Sep 2012, 4:51 PM EDT NORFOLK, Va. (AP) Norfolk Southern Corp. says a drop in coal shipments and lower fuel surcharge revenue during the third quarter will hurt the railroad's profit...	Cy Valley	2	359	9:32 PM, 09/19/12 by Snippy
	Marion Branch (Preview) Hey Cy, isn't this the branch you were telling us of that you couldn't count on the signals to keep you safe?PRR Position Light Signals on NS Marion Branchby MARK-EGEBRECHT on AUGUST 17, 2012Norfolk Southerns Marion Branch extends from Goshen, Indiana down to Anderson. It continued all the way d...	BlackDog	4	834	12:32 AM, 08/21/12 by Uke
	Cat really fawwkin up... (Preview) Date: 08/13/12 06:46 Re: NS OCS back in the barn.... Author: Poker2662 NS 4270 caught on fire in North Carolina a few weeks ago. Since then, the 4270 has been separated from the other F units. It is probably in Altoona as well, being repaired. Matt Arnold Bolivar, OH __________________________...	Calvin	3	713	8:18 PM, 08/13/12 by Troll
	This thing fucked up my quit today.....I hear it has a putting range in it and a handful of geometry books (Preview) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyuNtdfxmFg	Troll	7	700	10:22 PM, 08/09/12 by Uke
	BEEP BEEP Yer ASS!! ( 1 2 ) (Preview) BUG gets lucky. -- Edited by Calvin on Saturday 28th of July 2012 08:24:14 AM	Calvin	18	1287	4:02 PM, 07/29/12 by Uke
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