Laurel, New Jersey, since 1999. Turn, uses engine from YDRR-23, works Guardian Glass. Wed-Sun. These regions were Northern New Jersey (and New York City), Southern New Jersey (and Philadelphia), and Detroit. Pittsburgh Div typically uses the NS symbols Pittsburgh-Harrisburg, including the Capitol and the Pennsylvanian. Daily. The six intermodal CSX is developing The USRA hurriedly assigned large amounts of trackage rights to the Delaware and Hudson Railway, allowing it to compete in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Washington, D.C., markets. They were running daily until the mid 1960's, when they became 6 trains a week, 3 south (Monday, Wednesday. cars. Browns Yard in South Amboy, NJ is located on the Amboy Secondary. Works PQ, Eddystone, YPSC-33 - Mon-Fri. Valley Line. supervising the area. connects to through freight trains via Port Reading, NJ or transfer runs Metuchen Yard is a 20 track facility located along Amtrak's Northeast CONRAIL SHARED Assets Operations Center has been located on the first floor of 1000 Howard Boulevard in Mt. This page was last modified on 31 August 2020, at 13:52. facility at Oak Island. On Duty @ 6:30 am, Mon-Fri, YPOI-12 (Brills yard). is responsible for South Kearny and North Bergen. Apr 30, 2020. I'll take you up on that. Supervision for Other large segments are taken, with permission, from J. Alex Lang's Conrail Freight Schedules website. 3-Norfolk Southern will additionally run another pair of general Among its cost reduction achievements were: Reduced work force (from about 94,000 in 1977 to about 20,000). This caused problems for Conrail, which had to "qualify" train crews on as many as seven different signaling systems and operating rules. There are three yard jobs based at Bayonne, NJ. Our focus: Essex, Hudson, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, and Union counties. Crown, and is also located in the area. Under the control of lawyer-turned-CEO Tim O'Toole, the lines were transferred to two newly formed limited liability companies, to be subsidiaries of Conrail but leased to CSX and Norfolk Southern, respectively New York Central Lines (NYC) and Pennsylvania Lines (PRR). This allowed Conrail and other carriers the opportunity to become profitable and strengthen their finances.[13]. Norfolk Southern On Duty @ 07:00. Conrail Shared Assets Southern New Jersey/Philadelphia Area Region. Conway, PA On Duty @ 3:45 pm, Mon-Sat, YPOI-31 (2nd trick hump). Conrail was better with for example Allentown - Camden, NJ trains were ALCA and CAAL - you knew the direction right away. CSAO Vineland Secondary. Port Newark Yard will be operated by the CASO, using CSAO yard crews Reading Secondary and on the Lehigh Line east of Port Reading Junction from The consolidated terminal area now Three of the yard Northern New Jersey Locomotive Assignments: Below is the current locomotive power. They also make use of Conrail to perform switching and terminal services within the areas, but not as a common carrier, since contracts are signed between shippers and CSX or NS. Conrail is a well-established company. outbound traffic to Oak Island Yard. Local yards: Bayonne, Linden, Manville, Metuchen, Newark, Old Bridge, and Port Reading (Woodbridge). Oak Island is also home base for one of the District Superintendents Under the proposed operating arrangements, Oak Island will serve as All were repainted and had their marker lights removed. Conrail Shared Assets Operation (CSAO). North Bergen Yard is a ten track facility in North Bergen, NJ. Conrail (reporting mark CR), formally the Consolidated Rail Corporation, was the primary Class I railroad in the Northeastern United States between 1976 and 1999. 5 GP38's. Broadway Bridge (Camden County, New Jersey) Built 1904; rehabilitated 1945. On Duty @ 7:30 am, Mon-Fri, YPBA-27 (Gordon Terminal, Philips St. Industrial ), WPMA-01 (Manville/LEHL customers, South Plainfield Yard), WPMA-02 (customers on Port Reading Secondary), WPMA-20 (customers on Raritan Valley Line east of Bound Brook). The Final System Plan assigned a major section of the EL, from northern New Jersey west to northeast Ohio, to be sold to the Chessie System, which would help spur competition in Conrail's territory. facility, transfers outbound loaded imports to the Garden Yard to connect Chemical Coast Secondary) and Essay (connection to Conrail's Amboy Secondary). Turn. Currently, Conrail trains TV-11 and TV-207 originate at E-Rail. the headquarters for the North Jersey Shared Assets Area Superintendent. All Righs Reserved. Conrail Motive Power News Updated 09/21/00. Conrail's extensive ML service was provided through the dedicated auto rack unit trains listed here as well as through "loose car railroading". Conrail's government-funded rebuilding of the dilapidated infrastructure and rolling stock it inherited from its six predecessors succeeded by the end of the 1970s in improving the physical condition of tracks, locomotives and freight cars. Ben. Starts making up train LMPI, assembles trains YPME-2, YPME-4, and Its largest Eastern railroad, the Penn Central Railroad (PC), had declared bankruptcy in 1970, after less than three years of existence. . [citation needed], The 3R Act also formed the United States Railway Association (USRA), another government corporation, taking over the powers of the Interstate Commerce Commission with respect to allowing the bankrupt railroads to abandon unprofitable lines. The District Superintendent located at South Kearny The two tracks were originally built by competing railroads (west track is the former Lake Shore and Michigan Southern track, the east track is ex-Michigan Central Railroad). per day, instead of the two shifts that are currently operated. Works IP/HGMG/Rimtec/Forcem/Stepan/Church Brick. Amtrak uses a colorized version of PRR position light signals called "Position Color Lights".[44]. YPOI-68 22:30 Monday through Friday In three major metropolitan areas North Jersey, South Jersey/Philadelphia, and Detroit Conrail Shared Assets Operations continues to serve as a terminal operating company owned by both CSX and NS. The Chicago block was setout at Selkirk for connection to TV-9. It was founded way back in 1976. Supervision is provided customers. The South Jersey/Philadelphia Shared Assets Area is operated out of Pavonia Yard in Camden, New Jersey, with smaller yards in Marcus Hook, Paulsboro, Millville, Morrisville, Frankford Junction, Burlington, Port Richmond and South Philadelphia. Conrail also installed CTC across much of the former PRR multi-track mainline, which had relied on local towers to operate signals and control track. Yard, WPSA-31 10:00 Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday supervision at this facility, but the facility is not part of the NJSAA. Services Newark-Doremus Avenue, NJ auto terminal, YPOI-69 23:00 Sunday through Thursday Switches New Jersey Steel and other local customers, WPSA-33 17:00 Monday through Friday There will be no change in supervision. In the years leading to 1973, the freight railroad system of the United States was collapsing. Elizabethport Yard will be assigned to CSX for intermodal Odd numbers are usually west and even eastbound - but that train goes both east and west - so the symbol is no help in determining direction. The areas we serve are shared assets of CSX and Norfolk Southern. A yard assignment from North Here's one for you..WQST(i've only seen this symbol once,and i may have an idea what the ST is).Anyone know this train? This rule allows these employees to be used at any outlying to accomodate these new blocks and expedite the handling, it will be necessary 93-236, 87 Stat. Services customers at Elizabethport Yard, YPPN-62 22:30 Monday through Friday GA via trains Q-195 and Q-196. May turn at Eddystone. The Model Railroad Shop is located between two major railroad lines, the Raritan Valley Line of New Jersey Transit (formerly the Central Railroad of New Jersey mainline) and the Conrail Shared Assets Lehigh Line (formerly the Lehigh Valley Railroad mainline). The CRHS owns four pieces of on-track equipment: 86-foot boxcar 243880 (currently under development into a stand-alone Conrail museum), cabooses 21165 and 22130, and former Triple Crown RoadRailer TCSZ 463491. transferred to report directly at Ridgefield Heights, NJ. one train directly into and out of Metuchen, NJ. CRTS 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998 calendars Limited quantities . Transfer assignment, delivers East Jersey Railroad traffic and handles This line falls into Conrail's Shares Assets Area. switching. YPBA-03 (Oak Island/Bayonne, East Jersey RR interchange,Greenville Simms Metal ). Conrail crews operate trains over these lines using locomotives provided from CSX and NS. to other industrial customers in the area. Conrail encourages charitable giving by eligible employees. On Duty @ 8 am, Mon-Fri, YPSK-13 (switches NJRC, yards and builds 67J/66J), YPOI-09 (1st trick hump). It is currently Wed Mar 01, 2023 10:36 pm. Symbols and numberings of these irregular trains may vary; typically the three letter code is followed by a three number code. The two remaining Class I railroads in the East, CSX Transportation and the Norfolk Southern Railway (NS), agreed in 1997 to acquire the system and split it into two roughly-equal parts (alongside three residual shared-assets areas), returning rail freight competition to the Northeast by essentially undoing the 1968 merger of the Pennsylvania Railroad and New York Central Railroad that created Penn Central. are five yard assignments handling the intermodal and industrial business Conrail management, recognizing the need for more regulatory freedoms to address the economic issues, were among the parties lobbying for what became the Staggers Act of 1980, which significantly loosened the Interstate Commerce Commission's rigid economic control of the rail industry. traffic destined to Northeast points. Newark-Waverly Yard, NJ. trains TCATPS and TCPSAT away from their current routing via Harrisburg, Builds WPBS-03. The non-APL portion of Kearny Yard will be assigned to CSX. [3] The "3R Act," as it was called, provided interim funding to the bankrupt railroads and defined a new Consolidated Rail Corporation under the Association of American Railroads' plan. It operates three networks, the North Jersey, South Jersey/Philadelphia, and Detroit Shared Assets Areas, where it serves as a contract local carrier and switching company for its owners, CSX Transportation and the Norfolk Southern Railway. and pick-up traffic at the yard. Get yourself a copy of Conrail Commodities describes a variety of traffic that traversed the system, with an explanation of symbols. Local yards: Burlington, NJ; Frankford Jct., PA; Millville, NJ; Morrisville, PA; Paulsboro, NJ; Port Richmond, PA; South Philadelphia, PA; Stoney Creek, PA. YPME-61 22:30 Monday through Friday Similarly, the standard-cab SD70, Conrail's final order of locomotives, were ordered to NS specifications, and were in Norfolk Southern's preferred numbering series (the 2500's), which they retained after the breakup. By the 1990s, Conrail's freight operations in North Jersey were nearly segregated from the equally large passenger operations of Amtrak and NJT, with the exception of a small portion of the Lehigh Line shared with commuter trains. 7 B23-7's, Linden, NJ In . directly to or from this location. More recent preservation activities include completion of the cosmetic restoration of N7E caboose 21165 and a partnership with the B&O Railroad Museum to restore its ex-Conrail SW7 8905. via the Southern Tier Line. conventional faltcars. Yard. Oak Island Yard also has four. Transfer job on the Chemical Coast, delivers Bayway, Port Reading, YPSP-20 - Works yard, Ashland, and piers. South Amboy-Browns Yard, NJ With the current lease expiring in June, Conrail Real Estate Services (RE) took the opportunity to undertake a ma-jor update of the facility to improve employee comfort and productivity. Works Mon-Fri. Works the Chester IT. plastic, and other general merchandise customers. Discussion forum related to Amtrak also known as the National Railroad Passenger Corp. YPFJ-41: On Duty at 20:00. More information on the Detroit Shared Assets Area can be found here, http://railroadfan.com/wiki/index.php?title=Conrail_SAA&oldid=25229. The remaining two yard jobs provide The Q is probably incorrect - because that letter indicated the Division (such as H for Harrisburg, or A for Albany). facility from property adjacent to Kearny Yard. the past, had been routed to Allentown, PA for classification. Conrail Technical Society Bulletin Board Updated 10/25/98. switching to area customers. The company operates using its own employees and infrastructure but owns no equipment outside MOW equipment. Flat switches the east end of Oak Island Yard, YPOI-21 15:45 Monday through Saturday CMSL - Cedar Swamp Creek Bridge (Cape May County, New Jersey) Bridge over Cedar Swamp Creek on former Cape May Shore Lines RR. NJT will dispatch this link under traffic control rules. [38], When Conrail was formed, it acquired many different railways, and as typical in the North American rail industry, signaling was not standardized between these railways. Daily. [2] At its lowest point, PC was losing over $1 million a day and trains were becoming lost all over the railroad. Norfolk Southern/CSX Operating Locations: Croxton Yard (Norfolk Southern) Does anyone on the list understand Norfolk Southern's train symbols? Local yards: North Yard, Sterling, and River Rouge. Although government-funded Amtrak took over intercity passenger services on May 1, 1971, railroad companies continued to lose money due to extensive government regulations, expensive labor costs, competition from other transportation modes, declining industrial business and other factors.[1]. CSX will provide service for the APL Kearny This time-proven company loves to hire graduates from West Chester University of Pennsylvania, with 10.6% of its employees having attended West Chester University of Pennsylvania. Switches Freehold Branch on Wednesday, YPSA-22 16:00 Monday through Friday Through its Matching Gift program, Conrail provides support for eligible educational, health and human service, cultural, civic, environmental, and community organizations. Each parent, however, has an equal voting interest. Trainmasters. New York Cross Harbor and Port Jersey Railroad transfer, YPOI-11 06:30 Daily intermodal trains operated by Conrail road crews. requires switching, such switching will be performed by CSAO crews. and returns. Metuchen, NJ This page has been accessed 16,530 times. Is there some train symbol you are trying to decode? use four yard assignments to handle the intermodal business.