Passenger Trains > Sometimes the DS gets it right

Tonight CSX's NC train dispatcher made a good move. MAPLE LEAF #64 had left Utica, NY 31 min LT but had enough padding in its schedule to make an OT arrival into Albany-Rensselaer IF the dispatcher ran him. Montreal-Selkirk symbol freight Q621 was ahead. The NC crossed Empire Service train #283 from TK 1 (needed to work Amsterdam) to TK 2 so that 621 could continue on TK to CP 207 and head into St. Johnsville siding (on the north side of TK 1). #64 whizzed past on TK 1 and made it A-R only 7 min LT and left A-R OT, even after picking up about 4 coaches for overflow passengers.
Q621 called a signal at MP 186 about the same time that #64 reported leaving Amsterdam (MP 177.6), so the delay to 621 was probably just a few minutes.
Andy

Four coaches were added at A-R for crowds. That's impressive. Almost another train worth.

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Was the Adirondack reasonably on time and ahead of it ?

Maple Leaf does late night clean-up service down the AR/NYP corridor. It always was the last train of the night. I presume that it still is.

NS dispatchers usually do a good job with the Pennsylvanians unless they are hampered by Auto router or Movement planner (i.e. movement preventer).

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mp109 Wrote:
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> NS dispatchers usually do a good job with the
> Pennsylvanians unless they are hampered by Auto
> router or Movement planner (i.e. movement
> preventer).
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> Posted from Android

Had that happened riding no. 3 a few years ago making a stop at Riverside and the Metrolink leaving had 7 minutes and 3 was done in plenty of time, no the DS either relied on the computer set up or the preventer! Btw even the Metrolink Crew urged the DS to send no. 3 ahead of them!