January 17th - January 19th, 2002

TIME

TRAIN

LOCATION

NOTES

REPORTER

POWER
           
     

Thursday - January 17th, 2002

    
           
10:10 258 CPF 478 Clear signal, estimate Colonie 11:15-11:30 Mad Dog CP 5658
10:27 258 MP 469

Calls distant for CPF 467

 Mad Dog CP 5658
10:30 413 Mohawk Arriving in yard, working Mad Dog CP 5676
10:55 413 Mohawk Leader develops trouble, only work in notch 5, 300 amps - can't do track speed Mad Dog CP 5676
11:16 413 Mohawk Leave cars on track 3, head north to Saratoga lite Mad Dog CP 5676
11:22 258 MP A2.4 Through Colonie about 11:15 Corey CP 5658
11:22 269 CP 05 Took third rail in Colonie for 258.  Departed shortly after Corey Unknown
11:38 413 CPC 24 Passed heading north light Mad Dog CP 5676
12:10 SU-11 MP A24.9 Passed location Mad Dog CP 8249
12:20 8859 MP 687.55 Headed south from Mohawk around midnight Railrat NS 6590, 9205, 6795
16:00 MOED Mohawk Train departing yard Mad Dog CP 5676, 5931, 6077
16:00 268 Colonie Heard horns southbound across the river, confirmed by Gordy Corey Unknown
17:15 MOAY CPF 475 Back on train Mad Dog MEC 303
17:53 259 MP 8.1 Supposedly on third rail for 268, through Colonie about 17:30 Corey Unknown
18:59 259 CPF 475 About 1 hr Colonie - Magic Triangle Mad Dog Unknown
19:07 259 CPC 24 Just further up the line Mad Dog Unknown
19:26 515 CPC 24 Must've missed this one, through Colonie about 18:15-18:30 Mad Dog Unknown
20:46 EDMO Mohawk Train arriving in yard Mad Dog SOO 6604, CP 9014, 5903
20:56 412 Mohawk Train arriving in yard, EDMO will pull first five cars (which are Binghamton bound) Mad Dog Unknown
23:08 751 Colonie Phosphate Train from CSX, two CSX SD50s for power Corey CSX 8665, 8661
           
      Friday - January 18th, 2002    
           
11:40 214 CPC 35 Stopped holding Signal Mad Dog Unknown
11:48 269 CPF 473 Through Colonie about 10:30 - 10:45 Mad Dog NS 9317
11:58 269 CPF 477 Working at location Mad Dog NS 9317
16:00 SC-R Saratoga On duty - Davey Jones Conductor Mad Dog DH 7304
19:25 SC-R CPF 475 Picked up 3 cars from IC track, holding at signal for EDMO Mad Dog DH 7304
           
      Saturday - January 19th, 2002    
           
05:53 258 Saratoga Arrived at yard w/CSX 8665, 8661 from phosphate train - 8665 cut off (trace result) Corey CP 5645 (CSX 8665, 8661)
08:55 258 CPC 31 Worked here for half an hour, 08:25-08:55 Mad Dog CP 5645 (CSX 8661)
09:14 258 CPC 28 Clear signal, must meet 269 - probably held at CPF 475 Mad Dog CP 5645 (CSX 8661)
10:09 269 CPF 478 Through Colonie 9:00-9:15 Mad Dog NS 8210
10:57 269 Mohawk Departing yard south - Roughly 30-40 minutes work in Mohawk Mad Dog NS 8210
18:56 214 CPC 191 Started at 18:47, clear at this time - 86 cars Walt CP 5749, SOO 6608, CP 5797, 6043
22:30 8858 Binghamton Crew ordered - crew died enroute Binghamton, pusher crew took over (NHB-96) Gordy NS 9640, 9427, 9397, (P) 9417
22:47 412 Mohawk Arriving in yard Mad Dog Unknown
22:55 259 Saratoga Train arriving in Yard, Through Colonie 21:45-22:00, 7307 added here or Kenwood?? Mad Dog CP 5645, 5671, 7307