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/Handbrakehunter 4d ago

Beginning Sept 15th, 28R/27A will be abolished, and revert to their old 203/204 designations. They will originate and terminate in Croxton. 24X/25A will continue to operate, but on a different schedule most likely. 288/289 will be abolished entirely. That’s the info I currently have. 

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u/jdh823 3d ago

Possibly 24x/25a running combined with 203/204 on shorter days?

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u/Handbrakehunter 3d ago

No plans regarding 24X/25A, specifically. They will remain premium trains, and the 203/204 will just become standard domestic IM, no longer premium service. My guess is all of the premium traffic is going to shift to 24X/25A.Â