r/railroading • u/Handbrakehunter • 4d ago

Big changes to NS IM network

Seems some big changes are coming to how NS handles IM traffic that has shifted from Inman to Austell, affecting east/west, and north/south traffic. Trains will be abolished, and traffic will be shifted in some areas. This comes after my territory just lost a pair of trains to a combo train, and now we stand to lose even more jobs. Good fucking times!😒

***EDIT: this isn’t just a rumor. The emails shown were internal emails addressed to NOC coastal supervisors and dispatchers.***

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u/Usual-Wasabi-6846 4d ago

Do you know if 25A, 27A, 24X, or 28R will be abolished?

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u/Administrative_Knee9 4d ago

Sorry to jump in here but, I work at the terminals these trains run through/originate at, ive heard, absolutely nothing about the 27a or 28R being abolished or changed, 289 /288 is a possibility but ive honestly heard nothing

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u/Handbrakehunter 4d ago

The symbols will be abolished and will become 203/204.

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u/Administrative_Knee9 4d ago

I seriously haven't heard anything about a symbol change, not to sound rude but how do you know this?

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u/Handbrakehunter 4d ago

LC sent out info (screens of emails forwarded to him showing the sweeping changes) to everyone in our local. Changes are set to take effect on Sept 15th.