The majority of trains on the New Castle Subdivision represent through-traffic between Chicago/St. Louis/Cincinnati/Detroit and the Mid-Atlantic states. At the east end we find that 99% of these trains use the Pittsburgh SD, but one or two low priority trains will use the P&W. Likewise, most of the trains at the west end head straight to Willard, but several will take the Greenwich SD southwest to St. Louis or Cincinnati and vise-versa.
While none of the Q130 series intermodal trains perform any work, many of the Q200 automotive trains swap blocks at Goodman (Lordstown), Newton Falls, Warwick, and/or Sterling. Certain Q300 manifest trains work Ohio Junction, Goodman, and Sterling. Trains Q640/641 work Ohio Junction, Goodman, and Newton Falls.
- Q133 (Baltimore Penn Mary - Chicago 59th St) Mon-Sat
- Q134 (Chicago 59th St - Baltimore Penn Mary Jct) Sat-Thur
- Q135 (Philadelphia Eastside - Chicago TOFC) Daily
- Q136 (Chicago TOFC - Philadelphia Eastside) Daily
- Q137 (Baltimore Penn Mary - Chicago 63rd St) Daily
- Q138 (Chicago 63rd St - Baltimore Penn Mary) Daily
- Q148 (Rose Lake IL - Cumberland) Daily
- Q207 (Rose Lake IL - Jessup MD) as needed
- Q216 (Walbridge - Philadelphia PA) Daily
- Q249 (Baltimore Curtis Bay - Wixom MI) Daily
- Q253 (Connellsville - Pottersville OH) as needed
- Q259 (Connellsville - Louisville) Daily
- L261 (Connellsville - Walbridge) as needed
- Q276 (Toledo Walbridge - Baltimore Bay View) Daily
- Q278 (Toledo Stanley - Baltimore Curtis Bay) Daily
- Q296 (Saginaw MI - Baltimore Bay View) Daily
- Q297 (Baltimore Penn Mary - Toledo Walbridge) Daily
- Q299 (Lordstown - Willard) Mon-Sat
- Q343 (Baltimore Curtis Bay - Willard West) Daily
- Q352 (Willard - Cumberland) Daily
- Q353 (Cumberland - Willard West) Daily
- Q354 (Willard - Cleveland) Daily
- Q355 (Cleveland - Willard) Daily
- Q358 (Avon IN - Cumberland) Daily
- Q359 (Cumberland - Avon IN) Daily
- L359 (Cumberland - Avon IN) Monday
- Q368 (Louisville,Ky - Baltimore Bay View) Daily
- Q375 (Philadelphia Greenwich - Louisville) Daily
- Q384 (Chicago Barr - Cumberland) Daily
- Q416 (Rocky Mount NC - Willard West) Daily
- Q640 (Cumberland - Buffalo) Daily
- Q641 (Buffalo - Cumberland) Daily
Coal Trains
Monongahela Coal comes from Southwest PA and Northern West Virginia mines and is marshalled at Newell PA on the CSXT Mon Subdivision.
These trains head west from McKeesport PA on the CSXT Pittsburgh Subdivision to New Castle, here they are recrewed and sent west toward Michigan or Youngstown. Parkersburg District Coal comes from North Central West Virginia mines and is marshalled at Grafton WV for forwarding north on the NS Loveridge Secondary to West Brownsville PA, and thence to Newell.
Monongahela and Parkersburg District Coal to Upstate New York travels on the New Castle SD between New Castle and the connection to the NS Youngstown Line at Hazelton in Youngstown. This coal to the Michigan utility Detroit Edison travels the entire length of the New Castle SD.
Monongahela and Parkersburg District Coal to Michigan Note: after a cursory glace at these symbols, one would almost expect coal trains to be parked out on the mainline because there are so many of them listed. Utility contracts with mines tend to work in a cyclical manner, however. For example, we may see a rush of trains from the Emerald Mine to Belle River for a few weeks, and then nothing between those two points for the rest of the year.
- N814 (Baily Mine PA - CN Toledo Lang/Monroe MI)
- N817 (Emerald Mine PA - CN Toledo Lang/Monroe MI)
- N836 (Bailey Mine PA - Trenton MI)
- N842 (Federal 2 Mine WV - Belle River MI)
- N843 (Robinson Run Mine WV - Belle River MI)
- N850 (Blacksville #2 WV - Belle River MI)
- N852 (Federal 2 Mine WV - Trenton MI)
- N853 (Consol 95 WV - Belle River MI)
- E746 (Monroe MI/Toledo Lang - Grafton WV)
- E841 (Saginaw/Flint MI - Newell PA)
- E842 (Trenton MI - Newell PA)
- E845 (Monroe MI/CN Toledo Lang - Newell PA)
Monongahela and Parkersburg District Coal forwarded to the NS Youngstown Line Note: Any coal moving to New York State from Monongahela mines over CSXT uses the NS Youngstown Line north of Hazelton in Youngstown and meets the CSXT Chicago Line Subdivision at what is known as the Buffalo Connecting Track at Ashtabula, turning east from there and joining the Chicago Line at CP-124. The Buffalo Connecting Track was one of the old main tracks of the NYC's Water Level Route.
Coal moves directly to Ashtabula Harbor, although less frequently than to New York State. Coal also moves to interchange with the B&LE at Shenango. It runs from New Castle over the ex-B&O Main to Haselton, over the (ex-P&LE) Youngstown Connecting track to the NS Youngstown Line, up to CP-58 at Houghton Jct. for forwarding on the Meadville Line to Shenango. From there it either enters onto the B&LE at the old "XN" (B&LE/EL Diamond), or at the "P Company 2" (Old PRR's Erie & Pittsburgh at the removed diamond known as "Bruin").
- N863 (Evergreen Mine WV - Willoughby OH)
- N864 (Bailey Mine PA - Willoughby OH)
- N865 (Blacksville #2 Mine WV - Willoughby OH)
- N866 (Federal #2 Mine WV - Willoughby OH)
- N867 (Emerald Mine PA - Willoughby OH)
- V720 (Bailey Mine PA - Rotterdam Jct NY)
- V721 (Blacksville #2 Mine WV - Rotterdam Jct NY)
- V722 (Federal #2 Mine WV - Rotterdam Jct NY)
- V723 (Emerald Mine PA - Rotterdam Jct NY)
- V725 (Rawhide Mine WV - Rotterdam Jct NY)
- V733 (Mettiki Mine MD - Fort Drum NY)
- V734 (Robinson Run Mine WV - Fort Drum NY)
- V735 (Bailey Mine PA - Fort Drum NY)
- V736 (Blacksville #2 Mine WV - Fort Drum NY)
- V737 (Federal #2 Mine WV - Fort Drum NY)
- V738 (Emerald Mine PA - Fort Drum NY)
- V739 (Rawhide Mine WV - Fort Drum NY)
- V745 (Bailey Mine PA - Harriet NY)
- V746 (Blacksville #2 Mine - Harriet NY)
- V747 (Federal #2 Mine WV - Harriet NY)
- V748 (Emerald Mine PA - Harriet NY)
- V749 (Loveridge Mine WV - Harriet NY)
- V763 (Loveridge Mine WV - Dunkirk NY)
- V765 (Bailey Mine PA - Dunkirk NY)
- V766 (Blacksville #2 Mine WV - Dunkirk NY)
- V767 (Federal #2 Mine WV - Dunkirk NY)
- V768 (Emerald Mine PA - Dunkirk NY)
- V769 (Glassport PA - Dunkirk NY)
- V790 (Bailey Mine PA - Rochester NY)
- V791 (Blacksville #2 Mine WV - Rochester NY)
- V792 (Federal #2 Mine WV - Rochester NY)
- V793 (Emerald Mine PA - Rochester NY)
- V794 (Loveridge Mine WV - Rochester NY)
- V828 (Morrisons Mine MD - Lockport NY)
- V829 (Robinsons Run Mine WV - Lockport NY)
- V830 (Bailey Mine PA - Lockport NY)
- V831 (Blacksville #2 Mine WV - Lockport NY)
- V832 (Federal #2 Mine WV - Lockport NY)
- V833 (Emerald Mine PA - Lockport NY)
- V835 (Loveridge Mine WV - Lockport NY)
- V838 (Anker Mine WBV - Lockport NY)
- V840 (Bailey Mine PA - Alsen NY)
- V841 (Blacksville #2 Mine WV - Alsen NY)
- V842 (Federal #2 Mine WV - Alsen NY)
- V843 (Emerald Mine PA - Alsen NY)
- V860 (Bailey Mine PA - Ravena NY)
- V861 (Blacksville #2 Mine WV - Ravena NY)
- V862 (Federal #2 Mine WV - Ravena NY)
- V863 (Emerald Mine PA - Ravena NY)
- V864 (Evergreen Mine WV - Ravena NY)
- V921 (Robinson Run Mine WV - Ashtabula Harbor OH)
- V931 (Bailey Mine PA - Ashtabula Harbor OH)
- V932 (Blacksville #2 Mine WV - Ashtabula Harbor OH)
- V933 (Federal #2 Mine WV - Ashtabula Harbor OH)
- V934 (Emerald Mine PA - Ashtabula Harbor OH)
- V942 (Shaw Mine PA - Ashtabula Harbor OH)
- V946 (Evergreen Mine WV - Ashtabula Harbor OH)
- V954 (Rawhide Mine WV - Shenango PA)
- V959 (Shaw Mine PA - Shenango PA)
- V965 (Blacksville #2 Mine WV - Shenango PA)
- V966 (Federal #2 Mine WV - Shenango PA)
- V967 (Emerald Mine PA - Shenango PA)
- V968 (Emerald Mine PA - Shenango PA)
- V969 (Brooks Run Mine WV - Shenango PA)
- V972 (Robinson Run Mine WV - Shenango PA)
- V991 (Evergreen Mine WV - Shenango PA)
- V992 (Whitetail Mine WV - Shenango PA)
- E740 (Shenango PA - Newell/Grafton)
- E741 (Shenango PA - Newell/Grafton)
- E813 (Roseton NY - Newell PA)
- E814 (Cleveland OH - Newell PA)
- E815 (Cleveland OH - Newell PA)
- E817 (Conneaut OH - Newell PA)
- E818 (Conneaut OH - Newell PA)
- E822 (Rotterdam Junction NY - Newell PA)
- E823 (Rotterdam Junction NY - Newell PA)
- E824 (Watertown NY - Newell PA)
- E826 (Syracuse NY - Newell PA)
- E827 (Alsen NY - Newell PA)
- E828 (Tomkins Cove NY - Newell PA)
- E829 (Harriet NY - Newell PA)
- E830 (Dunkirk NY- Newell PA)
- E831 (Dunkirk NY - Newell PA)
- E832 (Rochester NY - Newell PA)
- E833 (Rochester NY - Newell PA)
- E836 (Ashtabula OH - Newell PA)
- E837 (Ashtabula OH - Newell PA)
- E849 (Ravena NY - Newell PA)
- E850 (Ravena NY - Newell PA)
W&LE Coal overhead traffic The WLE exercises track rights over the New Castle SD between Niles and Akron, using a rather odd symbol. These trains run several days a week.
- W755 (Akron - Niles) WLE Coal Loads
- E900 (Niles - Akron) WLE Coal Mtys
Unit Trains
Coke Trains move Pittsburgh area Coking Coal to Midwest steel mills, and Slab Trains move imported steel from Philadelphia to Midwest Steel mills.
Dimensional Loads move agriculture equipment from Chicago to Baltimore for export. Grain Trains move Midwest grain to the Port of Baltimore for export and the chicken producing region of North Carolina for chicken feed. Most unit trains traverse the entire subdivision, except for a couple that head up the CL&W at Sterling.
- K165 (Chicago - Bessemer PA) WC Ore as needed...Winter Months
- K193 (Demmler PA - Chicago) Mty WC Ore as needed...Winter Months
- K301 (Glenwood PA - Chicago) Coke
- K310 (Chicago - Glenwood PA) Mty Coke
- K324 (Ensley AL - Demmler PA) Mty Coke
- K325 (Demmler PA - Ensley AL) Coke
- K326 (Demmler PA - Middletown OH) Coke
- K352 (Detroit Rouge Steel - Bessemer) Mty Coke
- K377 (Glenwood PA - Chicago) Coke
- K385 (Demmler PA - Detroit Rouge Steel) Coke
- K387 (Glenwood PA - Cleveland) Coke
- K392 (Miller IN - Baltimore Sparrows Point) Coke for export
- K501 (Philadelphia Greenwich - Middletown OH) Slab Steel
- K502 (Middletown OH - Philadelphia Greenwich) Mty Slab gons
- K503 (Philadelphia Greenwich - Middletown OH) Slab Steel
- K504 (Middletown OH - Philadelphia Greenwich) Mty Slab gons
- K505 (Philadelphia Greenwich - Indiana Harbor IN) Steel
- K511 (Philadelphia Greenwich - Cleveland) Slab Loads
- K515 (Demmler PA - Ensley AL) Steel
- K516 (New Castle PA - Middletown OH) Steel
- K518 (Middletown OH - Glenwood) Mty Steel
- K522 (Aliquippa PA - East Chicago, IN) Steel
- K533 (Woodbourne PA - Chicago) Slab Steel
- K535 (Morrisville PA - Miller IN) Slab Steel
- K536 (Miller IN - Morrisville PA) Mty Slab gons
- K540 (Detroit Livernois - Pavoina NJ) Mty Steel
- K556 (Middletown - Cleveland) Mty Steel
- K560 (Curtis IN - Bessemer PA) Slab Steel
- K561 (New Castle PA - Worthville KY) Steel
- K562 (Worthville KY - New Castle PA) Mty Steel
- K567 (Rose Lake IL - New Castle PA) Mty Steel
- K599 (Wayne MI - Pavonia NJ) Mty Steel
- K660 (Chicago Blue Island - Baltimore Penn Mary) Ag Equipment for export
- K661 (Baltimore Penn Mary - Chicago Blue Island) Mty Ag flats
- K662 (Chicago Bensenville - Baltimore Penn Mary) Ag Equipment for export
- K914 (Carey OH - Kent OH - Carey OH) Limestone
- K920 (Carey OH - Kent OH - Carey OH) Limestone
- K924 (Carey OH - McKees Rocks PA - Carey OH) Limestone
Grain Trains
The Bullsheet has pulled their comprehensive listing of grain trains and replaced it with a brief list that informs us that trains G320 through G391 are "B&O Line". When we can get a grip on the details, we'll pass 'em along to you right here.
The Locals
The Youngstown, Akron, and Cleveland areas generate almost all of the online traffic on the New Castle Subdivision.
Warren traffic is served by locals called at DeForest Junction utilizing the Newton Falls SD at Newton Falls OH to connect with the New Castle SD mainline. Warren area crews are called at either Deforest Junction or at the WCI Steel Mill in Warren. The WCI crews are called at the mill itself and not the yard office at DeForest Jct., which is about 2 miles east of the WCI mill.
WCI crews report to a small office on the first floor of a railroad scale house operated by the mill. Several of these crews are referred to in the old timer's language as RISCO #1 and RISCO #2 jobs (RISCO is the acronym for Republic Iron and Steel Company). There is a job that spots the ore loads, one that spots the coal at the coke oven in daylight, and one night trick. The RISCO jobs also pull coke empties for the NS by day or night and the Coil Gons from the rolling mill during daylight operations. There is also a few of the mill's own remote control units working about as well.
All of the work is done within the confines of the mill's property and photography is strictly prohibited.
Coal is delivered by CSX from the Deforest Junction job which brings the coal up from Newton Falls. Iron Ore is delivered by the NS from Ashtabula Harbor via the Youngstown Line and the Niles Secondary.
- B713 Deforest Junction-Warren Local
- D756 RISCO 1st Trick Deforest Jct-Warren Local
- D757 RISCO 3rd Trick Deforest Jct-Warren Local
- D758 RISCO 2nd Trick Deforest Jct-Warren Local
- D759 Deforest Jct-Newton Falls Turn
- D760 Lordstown-Warren Local
- D761 Lordstown-Youngstown Local
- D762 Lordstown-Ohio Junction Local
Warwick traffic is generated by RJ Corman using the ex-CL&V south of Clinton, OH. Until May 31 2002, CSXT ran Wooster Local D755 between Warwick and Wooster using the old CL&V and Conrail Fort Wayne Line. This business has since been turned over to RJ Corman. Akron Traffic is generated by local industry and is served directly by CSXT as well as the WLE and ABB.
- D702 Warwick-New Castle Local
- D750 Willard-Warwick Turn
- D763 New Castle-Warwick Local
Cleveland traffic to/from Willard and the Mid-Atlantic states travels on the CL&W between Cleveland and Sterling for forwarding to/from Willard and Cumberland.
- D751 Parma Local
- D752 Parma Local
- D753 Cleveland-Sterling Turn
- D754 Lester-Lorain Turn
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