I found this info on a group that I am on and thought that I would pass this info along. > PLEASE ARRANGE TO OPERATE SPECIAL BUSINESS CAR TRAINS > ON SCHEDULE BELOW WITH CONSIST SHOWN. SENIOR GENERAL > FOREMAN TOM BARTLEY WILL BE ON BOARD > AND WILL BE IN CHARGE OF THE MECHANICAL OPERATIONS OF > THE NS BUSINESS CARS. PLEASE USE SYMBOL 951 FOR THE LIVE > TRAIN ON 08/17 AND SYMBOL 955 FOR THE DEADHEAD TRAIN ON 08/17. > > SCHEDULE - FRIDAY - 08/17 - TRAIN 951: > NORFOLK - POE - NORFOLK: > > 11:15 AM - DEPART FROM OFFICE CAR TRACK AT NORFOLK. > OPERATE TO POE. WYE TRAIN AT POE AND RETURN > TO NORFOLK. > > 3:30 PM - ARRIVE NORFOLK. > > CONSIST - FRIDAY - 08/17 - TRAIN 951: > NORFOLK - POE - NORFOLK: > > NS 4270 - F9A > NS 4275 - F7B > NS 4276 - F7B > NS 4271 - F9A > NS 13 - "GEORGIA" - SLEEPER - STEPS LEADING. > NS 26 - "NEW YORK" - COACH - STEPS LEADING. > *NS 24 "DELAWARE" - DOME COACH - STEPS LEADING. > NS 23 "BUENA VISTA" - ROADWAY INSPECTION - GLASS END TRAILING. > > UPON ARRIVAL BACK AT NORFOLK, PLEASE ARRANGE TO CUT > OUT NS 26 "NEW YORK" COACH AND LEAVE IT ON THE OFFICE > CAR TRACK COUPLED TO NS 1/NS 2 WHICH ARE IN NORFOLK. > REMAINDER OF TRAIN SHOULD DEPART NORFOLK AS SOON AS > POSSIBLE FRIDAY PM 08/17 AND OPERATE ON VERY BEST > SCHEDULE POSSIBLE TO ATLANTA VIA LYNCHBURG - LINWOOD. > > UPON ARRIVAL ATLANTA, STORE TRAIN AT INMAN YARD ON > THE STOCKPEN TRACK UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. CARS WILL > NEED POTABLE WATER AND DIESEL FUEL WHILE AT INMAN YARD. > > D O N O T C U T L O C O M O T I V E S F R O M > C A R S U N L E S S A U T H O R I Z E D B Y > SGF B A R T L E Y. > > ************************************************************* > *NS 24 DOME COACH IS WITHIN 15'09" ATR X 10'01" - NO > CLEARANCE RESTRICTIONS ON MAIN LINE AND TIMETABLE DESIGNATED > SIDINGS OVER ROUTE SPECIFIED. KEEP ON DOUBLE STACK ROUTES. > HANDLE UNDER OBSERVATION WITHIN YARD LIMITS. > ************************************************************* > > WHEN DEADHEADING NS 23 MUST BE REAR CAR WITH GLASS END > TRAILING. > > WHEN NOT MOVING, NS BUSINESS CARS SHOULD BE HELD IN SAFE, > SECURE AREAS TO AVOID VANDALISM. > > DO NOT HUMP NOR SWITCH NS BUSINESS CARS WITH MOTIVE POWER > DETACHED. > > DO NOT COUPLE TO OR INTO WITH MORE FORCE THAN NECESSARY TO MAKE > COUPLING. HANDLE CAREFULLY TO AVOID EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL DAMAGE. > > TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO PASSENGER CAR DIAPHRAGMS AND/OR BUFFER > PLATES, SUCH EQUIPMENT MUST NOT BE COUPLED TO BY: > > (A) SNOWPLOW END OF LOCOMOTIVES SO EQUIPPED UNLESS SPECIFICALLY > AUTHORIZED BY THE MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT. > > (B) TANK CARS OR OTHER CARS HAVING COUPLERS WITH TOP AND BOTTOM > SHELVES. > > (C) NS UNITS 8689 THROUGH 9978 AND FORMER CONRAIL UNITS NS 8300 > THROUGH 8451 ACCOUNT PLATFORM ABOVE COUPLERS. > > (D) NS UNITS 7500-7514; 8200-8212; 8452-8467; 8550-8688. As of now the train in Atlanta and rumor has been told that the train will be heading north to Chattanooga where one of the NS top officials will be speaking at the NRHS banquet. IF anyone reading this knows more info please post it asap.
