| Posted by on September 7, 2010 | |
How often did CSX at this time run trains into New Castle?
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Probably around 10 or so CSX trains per day on the P&W then.
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| Posted by Mike on December 3, 2012 | |
Many. Basically all empty coal trains, intermodal and auto rack trains. Q352, Q353 Q640 and Q641 trains were regular visitors as well if the P&LE Sub was not available when they were ready to run. Heavy trains, especially loaded coal trains, avoided the P&W Sub like the plague as they required pushers. There was a regular pusher crew assigned out of Glenwood at this time to assist any heavy trains that had to travel the P&W. There was also a local job based out of Glenwood that worked as far as Fombell (Old Furnace siding) to work industries. The Nalco (Calgon at the time) plant in Ellwood City was served by the yard crew out of New Castle 2-3 times a week. BP also operated 160 car coal trains to New castle (empty) and to Butler (loaded) for the B&LE. Many of these empty and loaded trains were handled at Evans City as well for interchange. I think Amtrak was done with the P&W by this time, but I am not sure. I hired on with the BP in November 1998 and Amtrak was gone by that time. Thanks for the memories!
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The Glenwood local served each industry on the P&W until I think 1998. Up until then the Ellwood City Forge was the furthest west for an industry with rail service. I talked to the crews many times at the Uni Mart across the street from the Forge. I can't remember what the symbol was for this local. I believe the New Castle based local was D767.
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Also I believe Amtrak's "Broadway Limited" ended using the P&W in 1995 when the train was eliminated.
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Harry - About six months before the Broadway was axed, it was rerouted off of the P&W. It used the B&O to New Castle where it used the connection to get on the Conrail Youngstown Line. I think the change took place in November 1994, but that's testing my memory!
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