Area Covered: This route would cover eastern portion of the CSX Cumberland Subdivision (Harpers Ferry, WV to Weaverton, MD), the entirety of the Metropolitan Subdivision (Weaverton, MD to Washington, D.C.), and a portion of the CSX Old Main Line (Point of Rocks, MD to Frederick, MD OR to Baltimore, MD). These are all former Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Lines and begin the history of railroading in the United States. CSX Cumberland Sub: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...cQFnoECBQQAQ&usg=AOvVaw3XhoQ8nqrotAHPJcSVqeoA CSX Metropolitan Sub: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...EQFnoECA8QAQ&usg=AOvVaw3FLwSVIYMyRiJ1Qktx2uZi CSX Old Main Line: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...AQFnoECAUQAQ&usg=AOvVaw0r89ypG6kns2BApAAemj8g Time Period: The time period would be in 2018 when CSX was still running a lot of different trains. Operations: Just east of the beginning of the route, Harpers Ferry, is a CSX yard, although MARC (Maryland Area Regional Commuter) does have a facility there too. Brunswick Yards would have cars dropped off by 2 trains each day, Q413 and Q414, and a yard switcher would make up many industrial switchers for the area. All road trains would run between Harpers Ferry, WV and Washington, D.C. (many of which need a helper to make it over the grade) A local train would run out of Brunswick and work industries on the Old Main Line before returning to Brunswick (D786) A local train would run out of Brunswick and work Pepco Power Plant (Dickerson, MD), swapping empty ash cars with loaded ash cars and then returning to Brunswick (B709) A local train would run out of Gaithersburg, MD to Pepco Power Plant taking loaded trash containers (gray intermodal containers) and swapping them with empty trash cars before returning to Sears siding in Gaithersburg, MD (D765) A local train would run out of Brunswick bound for Washington, D.C. with various cars before returning back to Brunswick (D782) MARC would run on a timetable like this: https://images.app.goo.gl/9xHwgg6GjXezQkHA9 With Martinsburg trains originating at Harpers Ferry, WV and Brunswick, MD and Frederick, MD trains originating at those locations. Helper Operations: Road Trains that need helpers stop east of Brunswick and helper locomotives connect to the rear of the train. They would shove the train to Gaithersburg before the train stops and the helpers disconnect. Trains through the area (symbols & type): B709 - Brunswick to Pepco (Ash) Turn B712 - Brunswick Helper B801 - Brunswick Helper B802 - Brunswick to Washington (Loaded Coal) D765 - Gaithersburg to Pepco (Trash) Turn D782 - Brunswick to Washington (Local) Turn D786 - Brunswick to Frederick (Local) Turn D789 - Brunswick Yard Switcher E730 - Washington to Harpers Ferry (Empty Coal) E740 - Washington to Harpers Ferry (Empty Coal) E742 - Washington to Harpers Ferry (Empty Coal) E750 - Washington to Harpers Ferry (Empty Coal) E770 - Washington to Harpers Ferry (Empty Coal) E780 - Washington to Harpers Ferry (Empty Coal) E781 - Washington to Harpers Ferry (Empty Coal) E783 - Washington to Harpers Ferry (Empty Coal) E788 - Washington to Harpers Ferry (Empty Coal) E792 - Washington to Harpers Ferry (Empty Coal) G089 - Harpers Ferry to Brunswick (Loaded Grain) G350 - Harpers Ferry to Washington (Loaded Grain) K630 - Harpers Ferry to Washington (Loaded Ethanol) K631 - Washington to Harpers Ferry (Empty Ethanol) K676 - Harpers Ferry to Washington (Loaded Ethanol) K677 - Washington to Harpers Ferry (Empty Ethanol) N731 - Harpers Ferry to Washington (Loaded Coal) N744 - Harpers Ferry to Washington (Loaded Coal) N751 - Harpers Ferry to Washington (Loaded Coal) N752 - Harpers Ferry to Washington (Loaded Coal) N770 - Harpers Ferry to Washington (Loaded Coal) N780 - Harpers Ferry to Washington (Loaded Coal) N782 - Harpers Ferry to Washington (Loaded Coal) N784 - Harpers Ferry to Washington (Loaded Coal) N789 - Harpers Ferry to Washington (Loaded Coal) N791 - Harpers Ferry to Washington (Loaded Coal) Q135 - Washington to Harpers Ferry (Intermodal) Q136 - Harpers Ferry to Washington (Intermodal) Q137 - Washington to Harpers Ferry (Intermodal) Q138 - Harpers Ferry to Washington (Intermodal) Q216 - Harpers Ferry to Washington (Autorack) Q217 - Washington to Harpers Ferry (Autorack) Q276 - Harpers Ferry to Washington (Autorack) Q277 - Washington to Harpers Ferry(Autorack) Q371 - Washington to Harpers Ferry (Manifest) Q372 - Harpers Ferry to Washington (Manifest) Q413 - Harpers Ferry to Washington (Manifest) Q414 - Washington to Harpers Ferry (Manifest) Q415 - Harpers Ferry to Washington (Manifest) Q416 - Washington to Harpers Ferry (Manifest) W751 - Brunswick to Washington (Loaded Rock) Turn Locomotives & Rolling Stock: Locomotives: CSX GE C40-8W - Layered from Sandpatch Grade but with new horn CSX GE CW44AC - Layered from Sandpatch Grade but with new horn CSX EMD SD40-2 - Layered from Sandpatch Grade but with new horn CSX EMD GP38-2 - Layered from Sandpatch Grade but with new horn NEW: CSX GE ES44AH - (700-999 & 3000-3249) https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...EQFnoECAsQAQ&usg=AOvVaw19NJAsbTYXIC4iEYPH49bJ CSX EMD SD70MAC - (4500-4830) https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...wQFnoECCIQAQ&usg=AOvVaw07j9_OsIhNLi3nB5Fs0-EV MARC MPI MP36PH-3C - (10-35) https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...MQFnoECDYQAQ&usg=AOvVaw1JT5EFk0XHFd7rLeFolBSe MARC Single Level Cab Car - https://images.app.goo.gl/q3XDWQ5HViUcGiZ38 MARC Bi Level Cab Car - https://images.app.goo.gl/yE5nPsBFcwSkznQ9 Rolling Stock: All Sandpatch Grade Rolling Stock Centerbeams and open top hoppers from other routes NEW: Ash Cars (See Image) - Used on B709 local and Q413/Q414 after picking them up in Brunswick Horseshoe Curve/Sherman Hill Intermodal Consists on Q135/Q136 and single stack versions on Q137/Q138 Trash Container Cars - Used on D765 - https://images.app.goo.gl/CdnGMRShqhBX8cuF9 MARC Single Level and Bi Level Cars CSX Gondola's -https://images.app.goo.gl/raYPhJbLfMFH96VA7
Personally would love this. Great amount of detail you provided too. Hopefully it gets added at some point.
Some of CSX's rebuilts: SD40-3s, GP38-3s, GP40-3s, etc. would be nice to see. I'd prefer a GP40-2/-3 rather than the GP38-2. I'd love to see a CSX ST70AH, ET44AH, SD80MAC, and/or CW60AC/rebuilt ES46AC/AH (AC6000CWs with GEVO-16 Prime Movers; technically rated at 5800HP, downgraded to 4600HP). CSX's new Heritage ES44AHs (especially the B&O and Chessie units) would be awesome to see on this route, especially double-headed on a freight train. I'd also love to see the CSX first responders and military-liveried ES44AHs.
