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Last evening, around 6, CSX Q090 of the 12th derailed the first 9 cars while turning off the B&O northward onto the NYC Indy Line to Cleveland, where it would then go East on the Water Level Route.  Greenwich is a very strategic interlocking, funneling virtually all CSX Chicago to East Coast traffic.  The two weekly 090 trains, one from CA, the other from the PNW, are the road's hottest schedules, carrying produce that had long ago gone to trucks.  They run on a tight load/unload protocol with no margin for delays.  As of this morning one of the B&O tracks was clear, and a new turnout was on the way.  Could have hardly picked a worse spot to put 'em on the ground.  Will take awhile to move the backlog of parked trains thru here.

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Seems the cause was a broken wheel tread on the first car.  There have been some detours over NS.  By now the whole plant is probably functional agin, tho at reduced speed.  This is another location I have intended to get to. but have heard the parking situation near the junction is iffy.  Anyone on here been there??  BTW, this town calls itself "Green Witch," not "Grenich."

  i park by the tracks on kniffin st. there is a stone drive on the east side of the road that csx m.o.w. people use.there is another stone  drive and grass area just north- the farm owner tolorates parking-just dont use it if its wet. i have had no problems parking here and the greenwich  police patrol the area regularly.if you want to see any wle best bet is spring-summer -fall, when the stone trains run.-jim

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