Conrail TV-212 at Bound Brook
Conrail TV-212 passes the interlocking at CP Bound Brook as it appeared in the late 1990s. In the days before the second main track was reinstalled, the interlocking was fairly simple. This was the east end of the controlled siding that extended west to Port Reading Jct. The Port Reading Secondary joined the controlled siding at left and there were no crossovers, meaning a train running to or from the secondary had to use the siding to/from Port Reading Jct. At right, the interchange track to NJT joins the main just east of the controlled siding. Today two main tracks are in place here, as well as two sets of crossovers. The "212" train symbol existed for decades. It ran on roughly the same schedule, on the same route in the Conrail era, with Conrail adding the requisite "TV" to NS' symbol for operation east of Hagerstown, MD. Only recently has NS eliminated the 212 symbol as part of an intermodal train symbol overhaul (if that's what you'd call it).
Conrail TV-212
CR 6274 C40-8W
Conrail TV-212 at Bound Brook
Conrail TV-212 passes the interlocking at CP Bound Brook as it appeared in the late 1990s. In the days before the second main track was reinstalled, the interlocking was fairly simple. This was the east end of the controlled siding that extended west to Port Reading Jct. The Port Reading Secondary joined the controlled siding at left and there were no crossovers, meaning a train running to or from the secondary had to use the siding to/from Port Reading Jct. At right, the interchange track to NJT joins the main just east of the controlled siding. Today two main tracks are in place here, as well as two sets of crossovers. The "212" train symbol existed for decades. It ran on roughly the same schedule, on the same route in the Conrail era, with Conrail adding the requisite "TV" to NS' symbol for operation east of Hagerstown, MD. Only recently has NS eliminated the 212 symbol as part of an intermodal train symbol overhaul (if that's what you'd call it).
Conrail TV-212
CR 6274 C40-8W