Eastern Railroad Discussion > F Tower Closure

                      C S X   T R A N S P O R T A T I O N                  
                             GREAT LAKES DIVISION                          
                                MARCH 23, 2015                             
                                                                           
             WILLARD DIST BULLETINS    DIVISION BULLETIN       303         
                                                                           
  TO:         T&E CREWS AND ALL CONCERNED                                  
  SUBJECT:    TIMETABLE CHANGES                                            
  EFFECTIVE:  0900HRS, MARCH 30, 2015                                      
                                                                          
  ITEM 1 - TIMETABLE CHANGES                                               
  SUBDIVISION: FOSTORIA (FS)                                               
                                                                           
    THAT PORTION OF THE GREAT LAKES DIVISION TIMETABLE NO. 6.1, FOSTORIA   
    SUBDIVISION , EFFECTIVE FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 2011 AT 0001 HOURS AND RULES 
    CONVERSION JANUARY 1, 2014 IS CHANGED TO READ AS FOLLOWS:              
                                                                           
   1.  CHANGES IN OPERATION OF THE FOSTORIA SUBDIVISION                   
                                                                          
       A.  THE FOSTORIA SUBDIVISION IS CONTROLLED BY THE 'IP' TRAIN       
           DISPATCHER.                                                    
       B.  PAGE 37 - NOTES 1 AND 2 IN THE STATION PAGE NOTES SECTION ARE  
           REMOVED.                                                       
                                                                          
                                                                          
 ISSUED BY DIVISION MANAGER T.S. CONNER                                   
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          

Unless they significantly rearrange the Great lakes desks, it won't work.

Joe

Untill the interior is cleaned out, F Tower isn't closed, it's simply un-staffed or open "As Needed".  HAROLD tower has been in this same sort of limbo for 20 years now.

Am I reading this correctly, that the "F" Tower closing has been put off until April 15?

I believe the April 15 date referred to 2011.

The IP dispatcher has enough on their plate now add F tower to the equation!  It's gonna be ugly!!
WHEN it fails, I hope they terminate all those involved!  They want to save money cut more unnessesary office jobs in Jackwagonville!  Wall Street even said they are still top heavy!

skrambo Wrote:
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> I believe the April 15 date referred to 2011.

Aha. Reading this again, you are absolutely right.

espeefan Wrote:
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> The IP dispatcher has enough on their plate now
> add F tower to the equation!  It's gonna be
> ugly!!
> WHEN it fails, I hope they terminate all those
> involved!  They want to save money cut more
> unnessesary office jobs in Jackwagonville!  Wall
> Street even said they are still top heavy!


Since the "closure" is reversible this could be a means to shake down NS (if they bear the brunt of the delays).

M&W has been told no track time on Willard sub March 30,31 and April 1 so the changeover goes smoothly. Will make things interesting with every other day inspections.

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Once again railroad management put out a procedure "no track time for 3 concective days" that goes against policy "track repair and inspection". Hope a broken rail doesnt come up at wrong time???

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RRNUT Wrote:
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> Once again railroad management put out a procedure
> "no track time for 3 concective days" that goes
> against policy "track repair and inspection".
> Hope a broken rail doesnt come up at wrong time???
>
>
> Posted from Android


A broken rail is a little different than track time for simple maintenance.

April 15, 2011 was the date the timetable was effective.

Well...im sure farmer would agree that track inspection is a good part of daily maintenance. Finding track defects keep the bad stuff away.

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halfmoonharold Wrote:
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> April 15, 2011 was the date the timetable was
> effective.

Yeah, I overlooked the year in that part of the bulletin....