Eastern Railroad Discussion > Where does NS Y90 run?

Early on Nov. 10 NS train Y90 delayed two Amtraks and a MARC as it was moving about 5 MPH from NS' Port Road Branch onto Amtrak's NEC at Perryvile, MD.
Something was wrong with the power.  Is this a unit train or local freight and where does it run from/to?
Thanks!
Andy

twropr Wrote:
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> Early on Nov. 10 NS train Y90 delayed two Amtraks
> and a MARC as it was moving about 5 MPH from NS'
> Port Road Branch onto Amtrak's NEC at Perryvile,
> MD.
> Something was wrong with the power.  Is this a
> unit train or local freight and where does it run
> from/to?
> Thanks!
> Andy

My source of info may be outdated but it looks like a Y90 is an extra section of 590 which runs Shire Oaks to Baltimore or maybe not. 

Correct...Ys are used for second sections of coal trains.

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So wait... Cut the shop staff down to the bone and the locomotives are less reliable and fail more frequently? Who woulda thunk it?

MC6853 Wrote:
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> So wait... Cut the shop staff down to the bone and
> the locomotives are less reliable and fail more
> frequently? Who woulda thunk it?

Yep that's happening.....CSX too to some degree....