PRae_Train
Service Attendant
Just a curious newbie trying to learn something.
Location: between FRA and WOR in Massachusetts.
A few minutes ago, while I was walking in my town under the railroad bridge on Main Street, I saw a CSX train with 8 engines (and nothing else on the consist) just sitting on the bridge. They were on the right side tracks going westbound. I wondered how that would affect Amtrak #449 due to go through. But sure enough, right on time, Amtrak came through, passing on the left tracks. Shortly after, CSX continued its westbound journey. Both trains were westbound, but used both sets of tracks.
Is this routine? Somehow I have always pictured a “keep to right” traffic pattern for the railroads; but with good dispatch coordination, I suppose they do this all the time?
If they generally keep to the right, would Amtrak have had to wait until they get to WOR to cross over? Where would they have crossed for this leg? There could be MBTA traffic affected as well.
Location: between FRA and WOR in Massachusetts.
A few minutes ago, while I was walking in my town under the railroad bridge on Main Street, I saw a CSX train with 8 engines (and nothing else on the consist) just sitting on the bridge. They were on the right side tracks going westbound. I wondered how that would affect Amtrak #449 due to go through. But sure enough, right on time, Amtrak came through, passing on the left tracks. Shortly after, CSX continued its westbound journey. Both trains were westbound, but used both sets of tracks.
Is this routine? Somehow I have always pictured a “keep to right” traffic pattern for the railroads; but with good dispatch coordination, I suppose they do this all the time?
If they generally keep to the right, would Amtrak have had to wait until they get to WOR to cross over? Where would they have crossed for this leg? There could be MBTA traffic affected as well.