22K in Chaseville
Norfolk Southern 22K hurries east along the former D&H south in Chaseville, New York. This train consisted of double stack containers to be dropped in Mechanicville, New York, as well as single stack containers and autoracks for Ayer, Massachusetts. ACSES PTC equipped SD60E 6952 leads the charge east over this stretch of the former Delaware & Hudson Railway, and will serve as the leader for the rest of the way to Ayer. The MBTA Commuter Rail’s Fitchburg Line requires all trains to run with ACSES PTC, even a long haul intermodal such as 22K. Therefore, an ACSES equipped locomotive has to be on the head end past Binghamton, requiring a whole new set of power and frankly a much more boring leader for just a few miles of track in Massachusetts.
22K in Chaseville
Norfolk Southern 22K hurries east along the former D&H south in Chaseville, New York. This train consisted of double stack containers to be dropped in Mechanicville, New York, as well as single stack containers and autoracks for Ayer, Massachusetts. ACSES PTC equipped SD60E 6952 leads the charge east over this stretch of the former Delaware & Hudson Railway, and will serve as the leader for the rest of the way to Ayer. The MBTA Commuter Rail’s Fitchburg Line requires all trains to run with ACSES PTC, even a long haul intermodal such as 22K. Therefore, an ACSES equipped locomotive has to be on the head end past Binghamton, requiring a whole new set of power and frankly a much more boring leader for just a few miles of track in Massachusetts.