Eastern Railroad Discussion > Q316 & Q317 - 11 July 2017, w/ meet at Piedmont, WV

1) Q317-10 makes Dawson, MD a couple of hours after departing Cumberland, MD only 20 miles away. The 317 passed the scanning at Cumberland with 20+ cars not showing on the Dispatchers paperwork and several cars out of order. They also struck a tree in Black Oak, MD requiring them to stop to inspect their leader.
The additional cars were the "Keyser Traffic" they picked up in Cumberland...

This is also the train officials feel the trespasser fell off of in Cumberland.

2) Q317 arriving at Keyser

3) Pulling away from the signal at Keyser to make a 24 car set-off of cars for the Verso paper mill and Automated Packaging.

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1) and 2) Q316-10 stopped at Piedmont, WV to wait for the Q317-10 to pass. Due to MOW workers using track #2 to access the area where Q317 hit a tree, Q316 will have to crossover at Piedmont to track #1 to continue east towards Cumberland.

3) Q317-10 westbound passing the Q316-10 at Piedmont, WV

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1) Q317-10 and Q316-10 at Piedmont, WV

2) Q316-10 eastbound on track #1 at Keymont, WV. As they arrive in Cumberland, this crew will discover the trespasser that officials believe fell from the Q317 several hours earlier.

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388 came back westbound on Q317 yesterday. Had 39 cars going thru Clarksburg.

Randy

Just an FYI, Q316 is now Cincinnati, OH - Cumberland, MD and Q317 is now Connellsville, PA - Cincinnati, OH.

Andrew

florida581 Wrote:
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> Just an FYI, Q316 is now Cincinnati, OH -
> Cumberland, MD and Q317 is now Connellsville, PA -
> Cincinnati, OH.
>
> Andrew

I was told Q317 was also moved to Cumberland starting today instead of Connellsville. I could be wrong but that's what i was told this morning.


Tim

Q316 schedule effective 7/14/ 17 1400 departure from Cincinnati  to Russell   crew change at Russsll   this is with an asginned crew on duty at 2230  wit a scheduled 0100 departure..... Then a crew change at Parkersburg with another assigned crew C/F 1000  with at 1200 departure.......Work at Brooklyn Jct from 1500 to 1700 then on to
Grafton with a 2200 arrival
Will get called East to Cumberland with a rested Cumberland to Grafton Frgt Pool crew then with P/U at Keyser and Terminate in Cumberland

Q317 schedule effective 7/16  is 0230 departure from Cumberland with a CBL to Grafton Frgt Pool    at Grafton currently there is an assigned crew (then one who
brings Q316 from Parkersburg) assigned an on duty time of 1100.... now the new schedule shows a 1030 departure from Grafton SO something will be changeing
rumors are the assigned job may go away (of course because it seems to be working)..... train works Brooklyn Jct and then on into Parkersburg with at 1930 arrival
2130 Depart at Parkersburg also conflicts wit the assigned crew Call time of 0030 so again assume something to change ..... scheduled into Russell at 0700 with an
0900 departure and Cincinnati is 1900

The current operation up until this latest train had the16 and 17 usually meeting at Lakin Siding between 5 and 7 in the AM  so it will be intresteing to see what changes
 

deeck Wrote:
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> Q316 schedule effective 7/14/ 17 1400 departure
> from Cincinnati  to Russell   crew change at
> Russsll   this is with an asginned crew on duty
> at 2230  wit a scheduled 0100 departure..... Then
> a crew change at Parkersburg with another assigned
> crew C/F 1000  with at 1200 departure.......Work
> at Brooklyn Jct from 1500 to 1700 then on to
> Grafton with a 2200 arrival
> Will get called East to Cumberland with a rested
> Cumberland to Grafton Frgt Pool crew then with P/U
> at Keyser and Terminate in Cumberland
>
> Q317 schedule effective 7/16  is 0230 departure
> from Cumberland with a CBL to Grafton Frgt
> Pool    at Grafton currently there is an
> assigned crew (then one who
> brings Q316 from Parkersburg) assigned an on duty
> time of 1100.... now the new schedule shows a 1030
> departure from Grafton SO something will be
> changeing
> rumors are the assigned job may go away (of course
> because it seems to be working)..... train works
> Brooklyn Jct and then on into Parkersburg with at
> 1930 arrival
> 2130 Depart at Parkersburg also conflicts wit the
> assigned crew Call time of 0030 so again assume
> something to change ..... scheduled into Russell
> at 0700 with an
> 0900 departure and Cincinnati is 1900
>
> The current operation up until this latest train
> had the16 and 17 usually meeting at Lakin Siding
> between 5 and 7 in the AM  so it will be
> intresteing to see what changes
>  

Thank You !

Last night Q317-16 got to Keyser around 2300, made their setoff, picked up a motor and departed. They also had a car to set off at Mountain Lake Park, MD on the "Icehouse" siding...

ok, so they can keep all this straight but yesterday they called a recrew for an E-720 to take it to Newell. only problem was the crew went to New Castle but the train was in Connellsville. Sounded like the railroad was in stop mode.

tom

globalethanol Wrote:
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> ok, so they can keep all this straight but
> yesterday they called a recrew for an E-720 to
> take it to Newell. only problem was the crew went
> to New Castle but the train was in Connellsville.
> Sounded like the railroad was in stop mode.
>
> tom

That's nothing new.. when I drove for Hallcon, I got called to take a crew from Cumberland to Baltimore. Only problem was the train was nowhere near Baltimore. It was sitting at Greenspring, WV........ and we found that out when we got to Baltimore. Misdirected crews were not uncommon.