Eastern Railroad Discussion > NS H84 on Amtrak Keystone Line

Westbound coming into Coatesville, PA. on Amtrak Keystone Line.  7/6/2020

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Now that's nice. 2 SD60E's.

Hind end of H84 at Coatesville, PA.  7/6/2020

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I guess this is the steel train??    All the covered hoppers and lumber is for who?    Do they run out to Paradise now, and/or switch those customers on the east side of the  schuykill of the connecting track between the trenton cutoff and the Reading???

Used to be just to Coastville and back....only cars to/from the steel mill...

pdt Wrote:
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> I guess this is the steel train??    All the
> covered hoppers and lumber is for who?    Do
> they run out to Paradise now, and/or switch those
> customers on the east side of the  schuykill of
> the connecting track between the trenton cutoff
> and the Reading???
>
> Used to be just to Coastville and back....only
> cars to/from the steel mill...

Hoppers and lumber are likely for East Penn RR

They can interchange with East Penn at Coatesville now?    Do they (or NS) have  trackage rights over BVRY in coatesville now. 

Used to be the former owners of the R&N trackage only owned up as far as Modena, then it was BVRY trackage up to the interchange with NS (previously CR) at the north end of the BVRY coatesville yard.   It used to be that the only way NS could interchange with ESPN would be if BVRY handled the cars for about a mile or 2 thru coatesville. ....which is why there was no interchange between the NS and ESPN at coatesville.   All the ESPN carload traffic would come up from Wilsmere/Wilmington.

Whats the story now?

pdt Wrote:
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> They can interchange with East Penn at Coatesville
> now?    Do they (or NS) have  trackage rights
> over BVRY in coatesville now. 
>
> Used to be the former owners of the R&N trackage
> only owned up as far as Modena, then it was BVRY
> trackage up to the interchange with NS (previously
> CR) at the north end of the BVRY coatesville
> yard.   It used to be that the only way NS could
> interchange with ESPN would be if BVRY handled the
> cars for about a mile or 2 thru coatesville.
> ....which is why there was no interchange between
> the NS and ESPN at coatesville.   All the ESPN
> carload traffic would come up from
> Wilsmere/Wilmington.
>
> Whats the story now?

You're kinda right. Technically the cars go NS -> BVRY -> ESPN. ESPN has received cars from the interchange for years