Eastern Railroad Discussion > NS / CSXT Locomotive Shops

Good Morning:

Where do CSXT and NS still have shops on their systems that can perform repairs beyond normal servicing? I know NS has Juniata Shop in Altoona, PA for heavy repair and CSXT has one in Huntington, WV for the same purpose. Although I may be incorrect, I think CSXT can also do heavy repairs in Waycross, GA. Where else are there shops that can do repairs beyond normal servicing?

Thank you in advance.

PRR_4859 Wrote:
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> Good Morning:
>
> Where do CSXT and NS still have shops on their
> systems that can perform repairs beyond normal
> servicing? I know NS has Juniata Shop in Altoona,
> PA for heavy repair and CSXT has one in
> Huntington, WV for the same purpose. Although I
> may be incorrect, I think CSXT can also do heavy
> repairs in Waycross, GA. Where else are there
> shops that can do repairs beyond normal servicing?
>
>
> Thank you in advance.

Ouch....I'm drawing a blank....well I look at it this way....on CSX we might have only Wayx and Huntington at present...but if we put stored engines back into service we're screwed. Sure you could reactivate Cumberland, but could you get anybody to come to work??? Same for NS....you could reopen Roanoke East End...but where ya gonna get people?

What do you deem "normal servicing"? 

NS Birmingham does maintenances, wheel changes, turbos, power assemblies, blowers and the like such.

NS Chattanooga the same as well up to main alternator change out.

all they need is a private compound of some sort where they store locomotive part and have a large gantry crane and i think your set

nick

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Waycross back shops closed over a year ago.  The OCS fleet is stored and maintained there now.

Mouse Wrote:
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> What do you deem "normal servicing"? 

Normal servicing meaning adding oil, water, changing brake shoes, etc. A better term may have been service tracks.

CSX's Queensgate shop does traction motors, radiators, air compressors and power assemblies among other things. 

Whats Cumberland do now?

Probably fuel and sand and maybe spin some engines around.