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CSX Q430-24 continues to shove north in Beacon

115 views · Published 26 March 2009 · 1:15 · Indexed 20 September 2026

Channel: FL92002 · 2009 · Travel & Events

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CSX Q430-24, the extremely delayed northbound freight to Selkirk, is here in Beacon, having been sidelined for hours due to a crippled car.  The car in question, which was a trash car, had a busted drawbar, which in turn kicked up a ton of ballast, which in turn led to the train being delayed for hours while work crews worked to clean up the mess.  Here, we see the train as it shoves 59 cars north so it can set the trash car off at the Price Brothers switch up by CP61.  After dropping the crippled car, the engines will head back here to Beacon, relay at CP58 onto Track 1, and then head back north to CP61, couple onto its train, and then head north to Poughkeepsie, where it will couple on to an additional 22 cars that it dropped off while this whole fiasco was going on.  This is by far the largest shove move I have ever seen.  There are 8 engines, and the engine consist is as follows from north to south: SD40-2's 8854, 8841, 8846, 8851, 8836, and 8850, as well as GP38-2's 2804 and 2717.  Enjoy the sound of the roots blown 645 rev of the 2717 and the 2804.  If you have any questions about the video, feel free to message me.  Comments are welcome.  The video was taken on March 24th, 2009.

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