Roanoke rail traffic

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Sort of related to this, I noticed that on occasion there are now trains going west past the Roanoke Virginian station. On the WSLS webcam, there was a double stack train going west a week or so ago. It also looked like a coal train was recently pointed west. I couldn’t tell if it was full, but if headed west it was presumably empty. The rear of the train stretched out to where the diamond of the Pumpkin Vine line headed south. It’s nice to see the South Yard still staying busy. 

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Phil Miller

 

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For the past week or so I have been sporadically watching the Roanoke web cam and have some questions about operations.  Is there a schedule available that shows the approximate times of the stack and merchandise trains and where they are going?  What about the coal drags and hopper extras?  Are the mid train helpers manned?  What about locals? 

  

There are five tracks coming from the East.  Are the first two (from the camera side) coming from the Shenandoah and the next two from Lynchburg?  What about the fifth?  Winston-Salem? 

  

At the west end there seem to be three tracks:  westbound, Park St lead and eastbound?  

  

Do most of the trains just pause long enough to change crews?  Is there any classification in the yard? 

  

Perhaps an article in The Arrow could describe current operations with a schedule and track guide.  Like a kind of "Railfans Guide to the Roanoke Webcam."  Give me the info and a track chart and I'll write one. 

  

Glenn Fisher 

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