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By Vic Stone
Mid-week report for the Piedmont area for 1st week of March,
1996

NS: Traffic is still heavy with many second sections including
M55's, W41's, etc.  460 has been running earlier, arriving in
Waynesboro about 5 PM for the past week (perhaps a change in
schedule?).  Widecabs have appeared on virtually every train.
Several Z96's have run in the past week (second section to coal
train 696).

CSX: Empties continue to run over the Mountain/Piedmont.  On
Monday, there were 3 trains in the afternoon, all of which had
solid leased power (one set had a EMD leasor, HATX unit; one
had pure GE Leasing, and the last was two HATX's).  Amtrak 51
was delayed for about an hour and a half because of a stuck
truck on a crossing just east of C'ville.  Adding to the delay
caused by the holding for connections of #79 at Washington, the
train became about 3 hours late leaving C'ville.  A set of
empties that #51 was supposed to overtake at Brand (again) made
it all the way to Craigsville before meeting #50, and arrived
ahead of #51 at Clifton Forge.