Eastern Railroad Discussion > Pokey traffic

Anyone know how the current traffic levels are on the Pokey between Williamson and Bluefield?
Does the end of week tend to be busier?
How are the mine branches doing including the Tug Fork?


Thanks
Gary

Posted from iPhone

Not including mine runs and helper movements, the Pokey averages 20 or so trains a day on the main. 

•intermodal
217 Linwood, NC - Chicago Calumet, IL Tu-Sa
218 Chicago Calumet, IL - Linwood, NC daily 
233 Norfolk, VA - Chicago Landers, IL daily
234 Chicago Landers, IL - Norfolk, VA daily
236 Columbus Rickenbacker, OH - Norfolk, VA Tu-Su
29G Norfolk, VA - Detroit North Yard, MI daily 

•manifest 
133 Portsmouth, OH - Roanoke, VA daily 
189 Crewe, VA - Elkhart, IN daily
194 Bellevue, OH - Linwood, NC daily
195 Linwood, NC - Bellevue, OH daily
18M Elkhart, IN - Crewe, VA daily 

•unit trains (~10 a day average)
~4-6 Lamberts Point, VA coal
~1-2 Belews Creek, NC coal
~0-1 Hyco and / or Mayo, NC coal
~0-1 Clover, VA coal
~0-1 Wateree, SC coal
~1 Selma, NC grain and / or ethanol 
~0-1 Winston-Salem, NC grain and / or ethanol 
~0-1 South Carolina and / or Georgia grain
~0-1 Norfolk, VA grain
~0-1 Harrisonburg, VA grain 

Andrew

Thanks Andrew

I think the Coal for the creek is taking a northern route and I thought the Harrisonburg grain was doing the same

Gary

Posted from iPhone

It's hard to believe that that massive double track bridge at Kenova WV is only used by 20 trains or less a day. I'm suprised that it hasn't been single tracked like many big bridges that no longer support the traffic that they once did.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/19/19 17:16 by cockaboose.

Why does NS have a manifest train from Elkhart, IN. to Crewe, VA.? Seems like it would run to Norfolk.

1019X Wrote:
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> Why does NS have a manifest train from Elkhart,
> IN. to Crewe, VA.? Seems like it would run to
> Norfolk.

Because Crewe is the primary classification yard for eastern Virginia.  Crewe builds blocks of cars for Richmond, West Point, Hopewell, Petersburg / Poe, Waverly, Brookneal, and Norfolk.  Local trains in and out of Crewe take the blocks to their respective destinations.  227 and 228 now handle the Norfolk manifest traffic between Crewe and Norfolk.

Andrew

Has PSR taken traffic off the Pokey or are the trains just longer?

Jim

Posted from iPhone

Thanks Andrew, makes sense now.
florida581 Wrote:
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> 1019X Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Why does NS have a manifest train from Elkhart,
> > IN. to Crewe, VA.? Seems like it would run to
> > Norfolk.
>
> Because Crewe is the primary classification yard
> for eastern Virginia.  Crewe builds blocks of
> cars for Richmond, West Point, Hopewell,
> Petersburg / Poe, Waverly, Brookneal, and Norfolk.
>  Local trains in and out of Crewe take the blocks
> to their respective destinations.  227 and 228
> now handle the Norfolk manifest traffic between
> Crewe and Norfolk.
>
> Andrew