Garbage trains back on NS?

dschlegel · June 06, 2016, 10:19:26 PM

This evening I saw a westbound train of garbage containers at Topton, PA on the NS Reading line. The time was right about 22:00, lead unit was the NS 8097.

Are garbage trains back to stay? If so what are the symbols? If I recall from a few years ago, they were 65J/66J, but it has been a while.
Thanks!
Dan

tcwright973 · June 07, 2016, 08:59:10 AM

Interesting that you posted this, as I saw a garbage train this past Saturday on the Fort Wayne Line headed into Conway Yard. It's the first one I've seen for quite awhile. They had stopped running when a landfill in Ohio apparently closed. Will this become a regular sight, I don't know. I also don't know where it's destination would be. Maybe we will hear more.
Tom

tcwright973 · June 07, 2016, 09:05:39 AM

By the way, the power on the one I saw was 8127 & 1136.
Tom

steveiez · June 07, 2016, 05:17:31 PM

I saw the same garbage train Saturday heading too Conway.

These contracts change every few years.

tcwright973 · June 11, 2016, 02:36:59 PM

We caught 2 more garbage trains between Conway Yard & Pittsburgh this morning. An east bound (probably an empty) and a west bound. Still haven't found out where they are coming from or going to.
Tom

steveiez · June 11, 2016, 10:55:31 PM

I would say the same places. Load in Jersey and unload near Canton Ohio.

TheVARailFan · July 11, 2016, 02:01:32 PM

Can't be 65J, that's ethanol empties out of Norfolk now. Might be a 67J though.