Today (12/19), DILGAL light power (BNSF 5447, BNSF 7674) went to the house in Northtown after dropping off their train in the Bluffs. The also picked up BNSF 9287 from a crewless coal train sitting at the Bluff. At the same time of their arrival, a fresh crew was taking the H-PASGAL out of Northtown. The PASGAL was planning on picking up a cut of the DILGAL.

Last winter I saw a GALNTW power cut off their train at the Bluff and go light into Northtown, the BN-CP picked up the train several hours later.

How often does this happen? Is it mainly due to 1000 hour inspection/power swap, or no room at the Inn? And if the T-yard appears empty, would there be no more room in Northtown.

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That would mean the reciever yard is full and usually no room is availible in the departure yard either.

I've not been down there in about 10 years, mabye 8 to go can weigh in on this one if I'm mistaken.

As one dispatcher put it, "Daytons Bluff is the new Northtown."

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It's amazing, being an outsider listening in on goings-on. Northtown looks like an immense place size-wise, but when it comes down to manuevering space and trackage, it sounds cramped.

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[quote="busyemt"]It's amazing, being an outsider listening in on goings-on. Northtown looks like an immense place size-wise, but when it comes down to manuevering space and trackage, it sounds cramped.[/quote]


Production can not live up to its title, certain yardmasters can do no wrong, Northtown is and has been a joke for the last couple of years. In the last year it has gotten to be downright pathetic.