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Thanks for stopping by the new "Trains R Us" Home Page. This page deals with CSX throughout Western Mass and New York  State. It is my hope to keep updated info on CSX operations in Mass (Boston Line) with foreign power sightings, AC powered units, latest news, maps and other helpful info for the railfan wishing to visit or just be informed about whats happening with CSX in New England. CSX operates 20-22 trains daily with TOFC/COFC and mixed freight. Two Amtraks trains, 448/449 operate daily along with Ballast extras and lite power moves. For those wishing to catch some of the TOFC/COFC/Stack trains that operate over this line, CSX trains Q113, Q114, Q115, Q116, Q117, Q119 handling stacks with the Q116 and Q119 your best bets during daylight. CR's old workhorses of the B&A the C30-7A's once ruled the hill but all have been either retired or sold off. The SD80 MACS which also handled alot of the traffic still  make some appearances but for the most  part they operate systemwide with the exception to several  pairs assigned to the coal drags between Cumberland, MD and Benning, Md. As of late August, 2000 CSX mangement had decided to assign 40+ GE AC 6000 units (600-5015) to B&A general freights operating in pairs in much the same way Conrail operated the SD80 MACS over the hill. During the last half of 2003 and into 2004 CSX purchased from EMD the SD70MAC's 4701-4775 with a additional 50 #'4776-4830 to be coming online late 2004. Along with that CSX has purchased a additional 20 SD70ACE's #'s4831-4850, delivery date as of this writing was unknown. A visit to the hill these days will get you the CSX AC6000's, SD70MAC's along with pairs of x-CR C40-8's and sometimes a SD60i, along with anything else coming in from trains that operate from the western end of the CSX system. If you have anything you wish to add just drop a line to me and I will add it to the page with proper credit listed. Many Thanks to All. Links Foreign Power (B&A) Schedules Conrail Cadillacs CSX/CR Symbols Railfanning the Hill Radio Freq Selkirk Yard Conrail's CATDF Springfield, MA Wreck Major Northeast Railroad Links Conrail Home Page CSXT Home Page NS Home Page Guilford Home Page CN Railway Amtrak Green Mountain RR Vermont Railway RailAmerica Intermodal Links JB Hunt Rail Bridge Line Maersk Line K-Line Hanjin American Presidents Line OOCL Fed Ex UPS Triple Crown More Northeast Railroad Links Eastern Pa RailPage Central Jersey Page TrainOrders CSX Photo Arc Stan's Railpix Brian Case's RR Links NH Hist&Tech Soc RR Stations in NY State NERAIL Photo's Anthracite Page Grade Crossing Page Conrail Cyclepedia Page Toledo Sub Rail Merchants Int'l Ohio Railfan Remembering the Rutland Lake Erie Railfans Berkshire Hills Homepage Mountain Sub Railfan Site List NMRO Historical Listings Railfan Publications Railpace Trains Railfan & Railroad Railway Age TRP Other Links Railfans Weather Update Library of Congress Iron Horse Video Nikon Page Photo Info Broken Knuckle Video Northeast Rail Events ConnDOT RR Equipment Trace The Elkhorn Inn Updated on November 03, 2004 News, Comments and suggestions are welcome at Trains-R-Us "Conrail Cadillacs" courtesy of Kevin Burkholder and J. Alex Lang Revised B&A Schedules courtesy of the Bullsheet and CSXT Selkirk Yard map courtesy of Mohawk & Hudson Org