Eastern Railroad Discussion > NS Train Symbols

I"m looking for NS train symbols for the current Gulf Division ( former Alabama Div.) particularly of trains in and out of the Birmingham,AL. terminal . Any assistance will be much appreciated!

bnsf2001 Wrote:
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> I"m looking for NS train symbols for the current
> Gulf Division ( former Alabama Div.) particularly
> of trains in and out of the Birmingham,AL.
> terminal . Any assistance will be much
> appreciated!

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This is sorted by the old division names.  

https://railroadfan.com/wiki/index.php/NS_Train_Symbols

Birmingham is a great place for railfanning!

Neil

 

The following are the NS symbols for Birmingham, AL and the immediate surrounding area.

•intermodals
244 Meridian, MS (CPKC) - Birmingham, AL daily
245 Atlanta, GA - Birmingham, AL daily
246 Shreveport, LA (UP IGRNS / CPKC) - Atlanta, GA daily
248 McCalla, AL - Atlanta, GA daily
26A Meridian, MS (CPKC) - Atlanta, GA daily
28J Shreveport, LA (UP ZLAAI / CPKC) - Jacksonville, FL daily
29K Atlanta, GA - Meridian, MS (CPKC) daily
29S Atlanta, GA - Shreveport, LA (CPKC / UP ZAILA) daily

•manifests & autoracks
108 Birmingham, AL - Chattanooga, TN daily
109 Chattanooga, TN - Birmingham, AL daily
130 New Orleans, LA (UP) - Chattanooga, TN daily
131 Birmingham, AL - New Orleans, LA daily
15T Knoxville, TN - Birmingham, AL daily
153 Linwood, NC - Birmingham, AL daily
154 Birmingham, AL - Linwood, NC daily 
156 Birmingham, AL - Atlanta, GA daily
16T Birmingham, AL - Knoxville, TN daily
178 Birmingham, AL - Bellevue, OH daily
179 Bellevue, OH - Birmingham, AL daily
182 Calvert, AL - Birmingham, AL daily
183 Birmingham, AL - Calvert, AL daily
187 Macon, GA - Birmingham, AL daily
312 New Orleans, LA - Birmingham, AL daily
320 Sheffield, AL - Birmingham, AL daily
329 Birmingham, AL - Sheffield, AL daily
339 Birmingham, AL - Meridian, MS (CPKC) daily
341 Birmingham, AL - Selma, AL daily
342 Selma, AL - Birmingham, AL daily
344 New Orleans, LA (UP) - Birmingham, AL daily
345 Birmingham, AL - New Orleans, LA (UP) daily
346 New Orleans, LA - Macon, GA daily
355 Birmingham, AL - New Orleans, LA daily
377 Savannah, GA - Birmingham, AL daily
378 Birmingham, AL - Macon, GA daily
384 Mobile, AL - Birmingham, AL daily
385 Birmingham, AL - Mobile, AL daily
394 Birmingham, AL - Rosser, GA daily
395 Rosser, GA - McCalla, AL daily

•locals
A05 Birmingham Finley Yard, AL works Locust, Cordova, Parrish, Jasper, Prospect, North Birmingham Su-Th
A19 Birmingham, AL - Lincoln, AL turn Su-Th
A28 Wilton, AL switcher daily (Runs to Birmingham only when cement traffic warrants) 
A39 McCalla, AL works Bessemer, Grasselli, Sparks Gap Su-Th
A40 McCalla, AL works Bessemer, Woodstock, Vance Tu-Sa
A44 Birmingham, AL - Vance Mercedes, AL turn daily (394/395 traffic)
A55 Tuscaloosa, AL - Birmingham, AL turn daily 
A64 Anniston, AL works Bynum, Lincoln, Riverside, Pell City, Leeds Su-Th

•yard jobs (all run daily except where noted)
-Norris Yard-
AB01, AB02, AB03, AB07, AB11, AB17, AB26, AB29 Mo-Fr, AB30, AB42, AB43

-Finley Yard-
AB09 Mo-Sa, AB10, AB14, AB27, AB45 Su-Th


The following are the regular unit train symbols (all have run within the past 30 days).  All run as needed.  Even symbols are loads and odd symbols are empties.

•grain
54D / 55D to / from Spruce Pine, AL.  Load out locations can vary.

•steel
60C / 61C between Indiana Harbor, IN and Calvert, AL

•aggregates
62Q / 63Q between Roberta, AL and Dragon and Shows Field, MS

•coal
703 / 704 between Ensley, AL and New Orleans, LA
74G / 75G between Segco (Parrish), AL and Wilsonville, AL

Andrew 



Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 05/22/23 18:55 by florida581.

Thanks so much,exactly what I needed.

That's a real bunch of trains. A bit more than I would have guessed.

florida581 Wrote:
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> •steel
> 60C / 61C between Indiana Harbor, IN and Calvert,
> AL

Unfortunately, not long for this world as AM/NS at Calvert has decided to install their own EAFs and produce their own steel...

JG

Thanks for these. The list is always appreciated. By any chance do you know the CSX moves through Birmingham?

thanks for all of this info Andrew.  much appreciated...........

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