CSX L431 has wide cab leaders in Philipse Manor

CSX Train L431, the weekend mixed train from Selkirk Yard in the Albany region to Oak Point Yard in the Bronx, has a historic first tonight as it makes its way through Philipse Manor Station on the Lower Hudson Line on Track 2. Tonight's consist is SD60M's 8763 on the point with 8767 and SD40-2's 8842 and 8833 trailing with an 18 car mixed freight. This is a historic moment, since this marks the first time that wide cab engines have ever made it south of Croton, let alone lead a freight train. The SD60M's, which were built in the early 1990's are to replace the aging SD40-2's, which are all over 30 years old at this point. If you have any questions about the video, feel free to message me. Comments are welcome. The video was taken at 3:01AM on May 3rd, 2009.

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[MNRRConductor2006]

Who are you??? And what do you know of me and what I know?? First off, MNRR means Metro-North RAILROAD, not subway, for which I have worked for the past 5 years and I have served 5 1/2 years with NYCT,(= 10 1/2+ years rail time!!) and I have been known for my knowledge, which probably far exceeds yours!! Keep this friendly, ok, don't make this nasty!! ENLIGHTEN US WITH YOUR KNOWLEDGE!!! Probably can't!! Because you have none!!

[t31t24]

The CP 8638 isn't in the timetable or bulletin, and therefore, cmon MNConductor - think about the rules...

[t31t24]

Just because you work for the subway doesn't mean you know what youre talking about. I wont tell you shit about how your trains run, don't mouth off about mine.

[MNRRConductor2006]

CSX scheduled and listed regaular train symbols are Q, K, U, E, G, N, W, T, V or Z prefixes (Q-409, K-682, U-306, E-473, N-310, etc, scheduled road freights, or C, B or Y for yard switchers/locals/transfer turns (i.e. Y-101, Y-102, the Oak Point tranfers to/from Fresh Pond, respectively, B-747, B-748 the Cedar Hill based locals, C-777, North Bergen based local works the Northern Branch, formerly Conrail NB51, or

"Five-One", C-711, C-712, Kingston Yard River Sub locals)

[MNRRConductor2006]

Excerpt from Metro-North's definition of an extra train, and it is basically the same as you said, just worded differently

"A train not designated by timetable schedule or bulletin order", so if a train runs the same schedule as Q-409, but on a day in which it is not scheduled to run, it is an extra because it may use the same schedule as Q-409, but it is not listed in the schedule as a regular run, hence making it an EXTRA, and in CSX case, the extras get typically the L or S designations.

[MNRRConductor2006]

Under CSX definition, trains designated with L or S prefixes are designated as extra runs. Anything other than a scheduled Q, K, U, E, G, N, W, T, V or Z (foreign liine trains) IS an extra, and you just said it!! (quote your words) "a section of a train called on a day on which the regular symbol doesn't work"...a train that operates on a day when a regularly scheduled train does not run IS an extra train!!! It is not apart of the regular schedule, so it is an EXTRA!!

[nhlives]

I wish I could but I only have the VHS (somewhere in my collection) and no means to make it digital (at least not yet)....

And as for shot(s) on hell gate, lets remember our qualifications - the D&H must run around their train in Oak Point - so if the 8638 was leading over the top of the world that in definition means it was trailing on the link and subsequently the Hudson.

[nhlives]

L431 is not an extra of any type. Simple a section of a train called on a day on which the regular symbol doesn't work.

[MNRRConductor2006]

It is an extra freight

[MNRRConductor2006]

Well, what about the Hell Gate shot?? And hey, no hard feelings man, we keep it friendly here!!! But in response to evidence, if you have evidence it was dead in tow instead of powered up in the lead, do come forth as well. :-)