Eastern Railroad Discussion > Osborne and Tilford Yards

With the humps being closed at both facilities has traffic patterns changed? Abolishments, rerouted, etc? How are operations now?

Thank you

Louisville's Osborn Yard has seen little change since it was converted to flat switching. It retained most of its trains. However, Tilford Yard saw a good deal of its traffic diverted to other yards. It still handles Atlanta local traffic and a handful of road trains.

Here are the current trains that originate and terminate at each of the yards:

•Osborn Yard Louisville, KY
Q201 Louisville, KY - Birmingham, AL
Q202 Birmingham, AL - Louisville, KY
Q203 Louisville, KY - O'Bannon, KY
Q207 Pottersburg, OH - Louisville, KY
Q211 Louisville, KY - Cayce, SC
Q212 Baldwin, FL - Louisville, KY
Q216 Louisville, KY - Philadelphia, PA
Q220 Baldwin, FL - Louisville, KY
Q223 Cincinnati, OH - Louisville, KY
Q237 Louisville, KY - Baldwin, FL
Q240 Louisville, KY - East St Louis, IL (A&S)
Q241 Detroit, MI - Louisville, KY
Q243 Walbridge, OH - Louisville, KY
Q244 Louisville, KY - Gibson, IN (IHB)
Q247 Rose Lake, IL - Louisville, KY
Q248 Louisville, KY - Gibson, IN (IHB)
Q254 Louisville, KY - Doremus, NJ
Q259 Connellsville, PA - Louisville, KY
Q265 Madison, IL (TRRA) - Louisville, KY
Q268 Louisville, KY - Cleveland, OH
Q270 Memphis, TN (CN) - Louisville, KY
Q272 Louisville, KY - Walbridge, OH
Q275 Louisville, KY - Nashville, TN
Q282 Baldwin, FL - Louisville, KY
Q284 Nashville, TN - Louisville, KY
Q286 Baldwin, FL - Louisville, KY
Q504 Louisville, KY - Cincinnati, OH
Q505 Cincinnati, OH - Louisville, KY
Q554 Louisville, KY - Owensboro, KY
Q555 Owensboro, KY - Louisville, KY
J718 Louisville, KY - O'Bannon, KY (turn)
J757 Louisville, KY - O'Bannon, KY
J758 O'Bannon, KY - Louisville, KY
J761 Louisville, KY - O'Bannon, KY
J763 O'Bannon, KY - Louisville, KY (turn)
J765 Louisville, KY - Bowling Green, KY
J768 Bowling Green, KY - Louisville, KY
**some of the Q200 trains run as needed**

•Tilford Yard Atlanta, GA
Q580 Atlanta, GA - Nashville, TN
Q581 Nashville, TN - Atlanta, GA
Q612 New Orleans, LA - Atlanta, GA
Q613 Atlanta, GA - New Orleans, LA
Q678 Birmingham, AL - Atlanta, GA
Q679 Atlanta, GA - Birmingham, AL
A703 Cartersville, GA - Atlanta, GA (turn)
A715 Social Circle, GA - Atlanta, GA (turn)
A727 Union City, GA - Atlanta, GA (turn)
A745 Fairburn, GA - Atlanta, GA (turn)
A750 Atlanta, GA - Palmer, GA (turn)

Andrew



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/19/17 18:06 by florida581.

Wow - nothing from Hamlet into Tilford anymore. Wonder if the traffic goes over to Boyles (Birmingham) or Radnor (Nashville) to get switched before coming back? I wonder if the number of thru trains, stopping for a crew change at Tilford, has decreased with these symbols moving over to the Birmingham route?

Andy

Thanks for all that good info. I'll just add that CSX symbol system has Q200 series trains as solid multilevel trains, and yes, many of them are not daily or run as needed. it would be nice to see such a train list from the Stanley and Hamlet humps also supposedly closed by now. That means EHH has closed humps at four of CSX's twelve hump yards. BUt only the humps. Flat switching survives. Curious how much money that really saves. What is the status of Cumberland, heard the hump was to close Apr 18, but then not.

JLinDE Wrote:
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> It would be nice to see
> such a train list from the Stanley and Hamlet
> humps also supposedly closed by now.

Hamlet Yard is still adjusting to the changes. I've noticed more trains being shifted to other yards in the past few days, so I'd expect Hamlet to lose a few more when it's all said and done. Stanley Yard actually saw relatively few changes.

•Stanley Yard Walbridge, OH
Q318 Avon, IN - Toledo, OH
Q319 Toledo, OH - Avon, IN
Q321 Flint, MI - Toledo, OH
Q322 Toledo, OH - Flint, MI
Q324 Chicago, IL - Toledo, OH
Q355 Cumberland, MD - Toledo, OH
Q392 Toledo, OH - Detroit, MI
Q394 Toledo, OH - Cumberland, MD
Q399 Detroit, MI - Toledo, OH
Q506 Cincinnati, OH - Toledo, OH
Q507 Toledo, OH - Cincinnati, OH
Q509 Toledo, OH - Chicago, IL (BRC)
Q510 Nashville, TN - Toledo, OH
Q511 Toledo, OH - Nashville, TN
Q636 Russell, KY - Toledo, OH
Q637 Toledo, OH - Russell, KY
H710 Toledo, OH - Woodville, OH (turn)

•Hamlet Yard Hamlet, NC
Q470 Hamlet, NC - Rocky Mount, NC
Q471 Rocky Mount, NC - Hamlet, NC
Q477 Wilmington, NC - Hamlet, NC
Q478 Hamlet, NC - Wilmington, NC
Q491 Hamlet, NC - Waycross, GA
Q492 Waycross, GA - Hamlet, NC
Q614 New Orleans, LA - Hamlet, NC
Q615 Hamlet, NC - Birmingham, AL
Q616 Birmingham, AL - Hamlet, NC
Q675 Hamlet, NC - Nashville, TN
Q676 Nashville, TN - Hamlet, NC
Q696 Kingsport, TN - Hamlet, NC
Q697 Hamlet, NC - Kingsport, TN
F701 Wadesboro, NC - Hamlet, NC (turn)
F707 Hamlet, NC - Fayetteville, NC (turn)
F741 Raleigh, NC - Hamlet, NC
F742 Hamlet, NC - Raleigh, NC

Andrew

I noticed the absence of the Q698/Q699 Cincinnati-Hamlet trains from the Hamlet list. These trains were just reinstated a few weeks ago. Have they been abolished already?

I also noticed that the Hamlet-Columbia Q463/Q464 trains are not on the Hamlet list. Do you know how local traffic is moving into Columbia now?

DirtyShirt Wrote:
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> I noticed the absence of the Q698/Q699
> Cincinnati-Hamlet trains from the Hamlet list.
> These trains were just reinstated a few weeks ago.
> Have they been abolished already?

Yep, they were abolished again! Very short lived!

> I also noticed that the Hamlet-Columbia Q463/Q464
> trains are not on the Hamlet list. Do you know
> how local traffic is moving into Columbia now?

Q463 / Q464 is currently now Columbia - Florence.

Andrew

florida581 Wrote:
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> JLinDE Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > It would be nice to see
> > such a train list from the Stanley and Hamlet
> > humps also supposedly closed by now.
>
> Hamlet Yard is still adjusting to the changes.
> I've noticed more trains being shifted to other
> yards in the past few days, so I'd expect Hamlet
> to lose a few more when it's all said and done.
> Stanley Yard actually saw relatively few changes.
>
>
> •Stanley Yard Walbridge, OH
> Q318 Avon, IN - Toledo, OH
> Q319 Toledo, OH - Avon, IN
> Q321 Flint, MI - Toledo, OH
> Q322 Toledo, OH - Flint, MI
> Q324 Chicago, IL - Toledo, OH
> Q355 Cumberland, MD - Toledo, OH
> Q392 Toledo, OH - Detroit, MI
> Q394 Toledo, OH - Cumberland, MD
> Q399 Detroit, MI - Toledo, OH
> Q506 Cincinnati, OH - Toledo, OH
> Q507 Toledo, OH - Cincinnati, OH
> Q509 Toledo, OH - Chicago, IL (BRC)
> Q510 Nashville, TN - Toledo, OH
> Q511 Toledo, OH - Nashville, TN
> Q636 Russell, KY - Toledo, OH
> Q637 Toledo, OH - Russell, KY
> H710 Toledo, OH - Woodville, OH (turn)
>
> •Hamlet Yard Hamlet, NC
> Q470 Hamlet, NC - Rocky Mount, NC
> Q471 Rocky Mount, NC - Hamlet, NC
> Q477 Wilmington, NC - Hamlet, NC
> Q478 Hamlet, NC - Wilmington, NC
> Q491 Hamlet, NC - Waycross, GA
> Q492 Waycross, GA - Hamlet, NC
> Q614 New Orleans, LA - Hamlet, NC
> Q615 Hamlet, NC - Birmingham, AL
> Q616 Birmingham, AL - Hamlet, NC
> Q675 Hamlet, NC - Nashville, TN
> Q676 Nashville, TN - Hamlet, NC
> Q696 Kingsport, TN - Hamlet, NC
> Q697 Hamlet, NC - Kingsport, TN
> F701 Wadesboro, NC - Hamlet, NC (turn)
> F707 Hamlet, NC - Fayetteville, NC (turn)
> F741 Raleigh, NC - Hamlet, NC
> F742 Hamlet, NC - Raleigh, NC
>
> Andrew

Hamlet supposedly lost the Q400 (though the Q401 is still running) but looking at the Rocky Mount -> Richmond lineup this morning, I see a Q40019 on there. So either Hamlet got it back or it's coming out of somewhere else.

Totallamer Wrote:
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> Hamlet supposedly lost the Q400 (though the Q401
> is still running) but looking at the Rocky Mount
> -> Richmond lineup this morning, I see a Q40019 on
> there. So either Hamlet got it back or it's
> coming out of somewhere else.

Q400 is now Waycross - Cumberland and Q401 is now Cumberland - Waycross.

Andrew



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/20/17 05:52 by florida581.

Are the Q463/Q464 running via the Hamlet and Andrews Subdivisions or the Eastover and Lane Subdivisions to reach Florence? The routing by way of the Hamlet and Andrews Subdivisions would require a backup move through the connection in the NW quadrant or a runaround move at Hamlet.

DirtyShirt Wrote:
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> Are the Q463/Q464 running via the Hamlet and
> Andrews Subdivisions or the Eastover and Lane
> Subdivisions to reach Florence? The routing by
> way of the Hamlet and Andrews Subdivisions would
> require a backup move through the connection in
> the NW quadrant or a runaround move at Hamlet.

Looks like they're taking the Eastover Sub. So it looks like the only traffic on the Hamlet Sub heading south out of Hamlet is Amtrak 91 and 92.

Andrew

Does anyone know what runs from Russle to Parsons yard I haven't been able to railfan much since I became disabled!

Thank you to all for the responses!!