Eastern Railroad Discussion > Four NS (AGS) questions

Does NS 183 go towards Meridian or Mobile?
Do today's NS crews still refer to the line between Burstall and Mobile as the "3 B"?
Does NS still run coal trains to/from Vance, AL?
Does the same dispatcher that controls Chattanooga-Birmingham control Birmingham-Meridian-New Orleans? (I was amazed in 1975 when I visited the Southern Hattiesburg DS office and found just one chief and one train dispatcher handling everything Chattanooga-New Orleans).
Thanks
Andy

.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/16/17 09:35 by darkcloud.

twropr Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------

To answer some:

> Does NS 183 go towards Meridian or Mobile?

183 terminates at McIntosh, AL, so it goes towards Mobile.

> Do today's NS crews still refer to the line
> between Burstall and Mobile as the "3 B"?

I would say yes because that line is the 3B (North and South) District.

Andrew

Never had coal trains to/from Vance. There was nothing there, but a woodyard prior to Mercedes plant. AGS South dispatcher also is Birmingham Terminal dispatcher.