CN Car Control Manual – 1983/10 – Newcastle, Gort and Branches – Traingeek

CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS
CAR CONTROL MANUAL
CAMPBELLTON TO MONCTONThis book is for the information and guidance of Yardmasters, Yardmen, Foremen, Conductors, Trainmen and Yard Office staff. It is the property of the Railway and is to be returned on request.

ISSUED TO:

___________________________________________________

ISSUED BY:

General Superintendent Transportation

Moncton, N.B>

October, 1983

Page 2

CONTENTS

	Page
Title Page	1
Contents	2
Introduction	3
Purposes	4
How Car Control Works	4
General Procedures
A – Switch Lists	5
B – Marking of Switch Lists	8
C – Special Handling Description	13
Spins, Designation & Diagrams
Zone – CA – Dalhousie Sub.	15-16
Zone – CB – MacLeod to Beresford	17-22
Zone – B1 – Bathurst	23-24
Zone – B2 – Nepisiguit to Brunswick Mines	25-26
Zone – BN – Gloucester Jct. to Newcastle	27-28
Zone – NC – Newcastle Yard	29-32
Zone – X – Passmore to Lutesville	33-36
Zone – BK – Caraquet Sub.	37-44
Zone – LL – Loggieville Sub.	45-50
Zone – MI – Miramichi Sub.	51-54
Zone – Y – Richibucto Sub.	55-56

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INTRODUCTION

The instructions contained in this manual will govern operations in the territory under
Car Control. All personnel affected by the Car Control program are expected to familiarize
themselves with these instructions and are required to have a copy available while on duty.

Special or supplementary instructions will be issued by proper authority when required.

For the System to work, all car moves or changes in condition must be recorded and reported
to car control. All reports must be based on the designated spins numbers shown on the
attached schematic maps. Since demurrage
bills will be set on information submitted, all reports must be correct especially time of
“placements”, “constructive placements”, and “set-offs”.

The Car Control Centre is the main contact for customers to order cars, release cars or
arrange placement. Toll free telephone facilities are provided for this contact. When
customers arrange car moves, full details of the request and the person making the request
must be recorded for reference should there be a demurrage dispute or other complaint.

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THE CAR CONTROL SYSTEMPURPOSES

For better yard and siding control by rapid and accurate listings of car locations and conditions.

For better service to customers through prompt placement and removal of loads and empties.

For better utilization of cars and public siding through prompt car movement and faster collection
of empties after release.

For improved and up-to-date records of car placements and movements.

HOW CAR CONTROL WORKS

The Carload Centre maintains a computer inventory of every car on all tracks and sidings within its
territory, i.e., “Yard Inventory System”.

Information pertaining to a change in each car’s status and location is transmitted to the computer
as the event occurs.

Current computer car records are used to prepare switch lists and other documents for yard and
train operations.

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GENERAL PROCEDURESA – SWITCH LISTS

1. The Yard Foreman & Conductors will receive one or more copies of each switch list depending on requirement.

a. The hard-back copy must be completed & returned to the Car Control section or designated location.

b. The paper copies can be discarded after the switching has been performed.

2. Switch lists will contain cars which must be handled. The lists will show where the cars are to be taken from
and where they are to be placed at.

3. Each customer or yard track is assigned a zone, track, & spot number which is defined by the
acronym “SPINS”.

a. The zone is made up of two positions as follows:

(i) An alphabetic & a numeric character, or,

(ii) Two alphabetic characters.

b. The track number is always two positions numeric.

c. The spot or spot range can be either numeric or alphabetic and may identify certain
special switching instructions.

-6-(i) The following SPOT indications are to identify specific switching instructions:

00 [infinity] – Car left on or to be left on the lead

90 – Place cars any order

91 – Place car at 1st special unloading area from North or East end of track

92 – Place car at 2nd special unloading area from North or East end of track

93 – For local application as required

94 – For local application as required

95 – Place car at open area where not possible to identify spot number

96 – Place car at storage area of track

97 – Place car at Team Track area of track

98 – Industry will furnish list

99 – Place car on stop block

(ii) Double alphabetic spot characters will identify Team Track Customers with the exception of any spot starting
with character “X” which is used for special computer processing.

4. To assist in train make-up of outbound or through traffic, a three digit number is used to identify such
traffic and is identified by the acronym “TAG” number.

-7-(a) The 980-999 TAG series is used to identify “Car Handling Required” for cars located at a line station
as outlined below:

Number	Car Handling Required
980	Bring Car to Terminal
981	Send/Take Car North
982	Send/Take Car South
983	Send/Take Car West
984	Send/Take Car East
985	Leave Car at Junction
986)
987)	Local Meanings
988)
989	Bring Car to North or West Terminal
990	Bring Car to South or East Terminal
991	Pull Car, Leave on Passing Track to move North
992	Pull Car, Leave on Passing Track to move South
993	Pull Car, Leave on Passing Track to move West
994	Pull Car, Leave on Passing Track to move East
995	Pull Car, Leave at Junction
996)
997)	Local Meanings
998)
999)

-8-B – MARKING OF SWITCH LISTS BY THE FOREMAN OR CONDUCTOR

1. a. Cars not in the track

If a car appears on the switch list, but is not in the track indicated and cannot be found
elsewhere, stroke that car off the list by putting a line through it.

b. Cars not moved as instructed

If a car is moved to a track other than the one shown on the
switch list, or for some reason it is a “throw back” to the track it came out of:

(i) Cross out the track number where the car should have gone.

(ii) Write in the track number where the car was left and the reason.

c. Repetitive Information

Where the track number or the same place or pull times can be used against a list of cars:

(i) Check marks may be used for repetitive information, but should be distinct.

(ii) A vertical line may be used for repetitive information, but should be distinct.

-9- (iii) DO NOT USE ditto marks (“).

d. Returning Switch Lists to Car Control Section

(i) The marked hard-back copy of switch lists must be returned to the Car Control section.

(ii) Any switch lists prepared manually by the Yard Foreman and those supplied by
Industries must also be forwarded to the Car Control section.

e. Identification on Switch Lists

The Yard Foreman must sign each switch list prior to returning it to the Car Control section.

f. Maintaining Sequence of Yard Tracks

In order to provide switch lists of yard tracks in sequence listing, it will be
necessary for the Foreman to advise the Car Control Section of the order in which cars were handled.

(i) If the cars are switched from the opposite direction to that shown on the switch list,
this should be noted on the lists.

(ii) If the track is switched in more than one cut, the cuts should be identified by
drawing a line across the page and shown as “Cut 1”, “Cut 2”, etc.

-10- (iii) If cars are thrown back on the original track or temporarily held out to
facilitate the switching and it disrupts the sequence, the Car Control section must be notified of what happened.

g. Reporting Work Completed

In order for Car Control to keep up to date and be prepared to provide switch
lists for other crews as soon as required, it will be necessary to report some moves upon their completion even
though the Foreman records the track number on his switch list.

(i) The Foreman working within train yards will inform the Car Control
section of what he has done, on completion of each list.

(ii) The Foreman bringing cars in from Industrial Zones to train yards will inform
the Car Control section as to where the cars were left or what switching was performed with these cars.

(iii) The Foreman will indicate the reasons for not performing assigned switching
on the appropriate car line of the switch list; i.e., gates locked, truck blocking track, dirty car, etc.

-11-2. Train Yard Procedures

a. Switching Not Completed

If for any reason work assigned on the switch list cannot be completed:

(i) Draw a horizontal line after the last car handled.

(ii) Draw a bracket to cover the list of cars not handled and write “NOT HANDLED”.

(iii) If the cars not handled are left in a track other than the one shown
on the switch list, show the new track number where the cars were left.

3. Industrial Zone Procedures

a. Cars spotted for loading/unloading

(i) Show the time car was placed.

(ii) If the car was placed at a location other than that shown in the
“Place At” field of the switch list:

(a) Draw a line through the SPINS where the car should have gone.

-12- (b) Write in the new track where the car was spotted.

b. Loads and Empties Pulled from Siding

(i) Show the time car was pulled.

(ii) If the car was not brought to the train yard, show the SPINS
where car was left.

c. Cars Constructively Placed or Placed Off Spot

(i) Draw a line through the SPINS where the car should have gone.

(ii) Write in the new track (SPINS) where the car was left.

(iii) Show the time placement attempt was made.

(iv) Give a short explanation of why the car could not be spotted,
e.g., gates locked, frozen switch, etc.

NOTE:

If the car was left “off spot” on the track where it should have been
left disregard (i) and (ii) above; write the words “off spot” and the reason.

d. Cars and Request Moves Now Shown on Switch Lists

If a car is moved and it does not appear on the switch list, record the car moved
either on the switch list supplied, or on a separate form showing:

-13- (i) Car Initials and Numbers

(ii) Load/Empty Status

(iii) Track (SPINS) taken from

(iv) Time Pulled/Placed

(v) Track (SPINS) where placed

This also applies to customer requests to move a car, which was placed for loading or
unloading, to another “spot” on the same track or to another “track” within his plant.

C – SPECIAL HANDLING DESCRIPTION

CODE	DESCRIPTION
CAN	Reject Car – Either Unsuitable Contents or Cancelled
COM	Placard Group 5 – Flammable 3.3
CRP	Caution – Residual Phosphorous
DAM	Dangerous
DIM	Dimensional Load
DNH	Do Not Hump
FE	Front End Car (Next to Engine)
H__	Heating, Venting, Icing Instructions
HTR	Heater(s) in Empty Car
KMR	Keep Mechanical Refrigeration Running
LHV	High Value Load
L__	Livestock Last Loaded Data
MAR	Special Marshalling required (cannot be marshalled bearing SCH special handling)
MIC	Messenger in Charge
MRE	Mechanical Refrigeration
OHC	Operating Heating/Cooling Device
PBC	Perishable in Box Cars
PFG	Poison Gas Flammable
PLT	Partially Loaded Tank Car
POG	Poison Gas
P__	Pool Number
RAM	Radio Active Material
RE	Rear End Car (handle next to caboose)
REJ	Reject Car – Either Placed Wrong Location or Unfit for Loading
SCH	Single cut hump shove to rest this car and following car (applies to cars containing compressed flammable gas)
SPD	Special Dangerous – 35 MPH – CTC Order R-32791
UOS	Unload from one side
V__	Venting Instructions
WTB	Weight on Track & Bridges (High-Weight)
XPL	Explosive
___	May also contain free form special handling instructions or Car Distribution Instructions

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ZONE “CA”

DALHOUSIE SUB.

SHEET 1 OF 1

Spins	Designation	Usable Footage
CA11	Allied Chemical (Tanks)	70
CA12	Allied Chemical	490
CA20	Lead	1645
CA21	C.I.L.	715
CA22	C.I.L.	605
CA23	C.I.L.	500
CA31	Yard No. 1	1465
CA32	Yard No. 2	1055
CA33	Yard No. 3	935
CA34	Yard No. 4	650
CA35	Yard No. 5	445
CA40	Imperial Oil	420
CA41	Can. Petrofina	140
CA50	Shed Track	325
CA51TT	Team Track No. 1	285
CA52TT	Team Track No. 2	200
CA61	Brunswick Mining	1855
CA62	Brunswick Mining	1380
CA71	River Track (Shortage)	700
CA72TT	Town Sdg. (Public)	800
CA73	Govt. Wharf	245
CA74	Irving Oil	355
CA75	D.O.T. Wharf	1695
CA80	N.B.I.P. Scale & Coal	315
CA81	N.B.I.P. Shipping	1570
CA82	N.B.I.P. Shipping	2165
CA84	N.B.I.P.	475
CA85	N.B.I.P. Chloride	95
CA86	N.B.I.P. Wharf Lead	2485
CA87	N.B.I.P. Chip Track	755

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ZONE “CB”

NEWCASTLE SUB.

SHEET 1 OF 3

Spins	Designation	Usable Footage
CB05	McLeod Siding	2735
CB10	Dalhousie Jct. Siding	4110
CB11TT	Dalhousie Jct. Team & Storage	650
CB15	Dalhousie Jct. Hicks Sdg.	870
CB21	Dalhousie Jct. Yard No. 1	1500
CB22	Dalhousie Jct. Yard No. 2	1295
CB23	Blair Malcolm Road	2760
CB25TT	Eel River – Team Track	620
CB30	Charlo – Siding	1415
CB31TT	Charlo – Team Track	215
CB35	New Mills – Siding	3030
CB40TT	Nash Creek – Team Track	655
CB45	Jacquet River – Siding	4110
CB46TT	Jacquet River – Team & Storage	1320

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ZONE “CB”

NEWCASTLE SUB.

SHEET 2 OF 3

Spins	Designation	Usable Footage
CB50	Hodgin – Siding	6325
CB55	Irvco Spur	2845
CB56	Irvco Spur	1335
CB58XB	Belledune Fertilizer	735
CB59XB	Belledune Fertilizer	1110
CB60XB	Belledune Fertilizer – Tank Siding	970
CB61A	Acid Trains	1615
CB61B	Acid Trains	1200
CB61C	Acid Trains	1610
Note:	Crossover from CB59 to CB61A is 372 feet
CB62XB	Irvco	340
CB63XB	Irvco	435
CB64XB	Irvco	935
CB65XB	Irvco – Scale & ore	1050
CB66XB	Irvco	830
CB68XB	Irvco	2650
CB69XB	Irvco	235
CB70XB	Irvco – Oil	935
CB71XB	Irvco – Storage	370
CB72XB	Irvco – Shipping	865

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ZONE “CB”

NEWCASTLE SUB.

SHEET 3 OF 3

Spins	Designation	Usable Footage
CB75	Belledune – Siding	2850
CB81TT	Green Point [Pointe Verte] – Team Track	1850
CB89	Petit Rocher – Chaleur Fertilizer	570
CB90	Petit Rocher – Siding	4085
CB91TT	Petit Rocher – Team Track	230
CB92	Nigadoo – River Mines	1530
CB93TT	Nigadoo – Team Track	320
CB95	Beresford – Siding	2580
CB96TT	Beresford – Team Track	630
CB97	Beresford – Bathurst Propane	410

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ZONE “B1”

NEWCASTLE SUB.

SHEET 1 OF 1 (BATHURST)

Spins	Designation	Usable Footage
B100	Geo. Eddy Co.	635
B111	Upper Yard No. 1	750
B112	Upper Yard No. 2	795
B115	Bathurst Propane	100
B121TT	Team Track	620
B122TT	Team Track & Piggyback	420
B130	Scale Track	570
B131	Siding	2780
B132	Yard No. 2	1350
B133	Yard No. 3	1150
B134	Yard No. 4	900
B135	Van Siding No. 1	410
B136	Van Siding No. 2	385
B140	Shop Track No. 1	650
B141	Shop Track No. 2	755
B145TT	Team Track	625
B151	Express Freight Shed	1205
B152	Imperial Oil	765
B1530A	Texaco Oil Co. )	145
B1530B	B.A. Oil Co. )
B155	Piggyback	760
B156	Storage	3370
B157	Storage	2590
B160XB	Bath. Cons. Interchange	70
B161XB	Bath. Cons. Interchange	1610
B162XB	Bath. Donw. Interchange	760

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ZONE “B2”

NEPISIGUIT SUB.

SHEET 1 OF 1

Spins	Designation	Usable Footage
B200	Nepisiguit – Siding	2150
B205	Coulter Mfg. Ltd.	1505
B210	Midway – Siding	595
B215	Brunswick Mills Ltd.	1575
	Brunswick Mines
B220	Propane No. 1	120
B221	Old Main Track	1920
B222	Outward Track	1720
B223	Outward Track	1545
B224	Outward Track	1335
B225	Outward Track	1200
B226	Runaround Track	900
B232	Runaround Track	1985
B233	Inward Track	1400
B234	Inward Track	700
B235	Inward Track	700
B240	S. Dioxide & Soda Ash Track	200
B241	Bunker “C” Track	293
B242	Propane No. 2	250

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ZONE “BN”

NEWCASTLE – BARTIBOG SUB.

SHEET 1 OF 1

Spins	Designation	Usable Footage
BN75	Beaver Brook – Siding	3930
BN81	Bartibog – Siding	6510
BN82	Bartibog – Storage	1065
BN83	Bartibog – Storage	1505
BN84	To Heath Steele Wye	855
BN85	To Heath Steele Wye	800
BN86	Heath Steele Runaround	1300
BN88	Heath Steele Unloading Siding	595
BN89	Heath Steele Loading Siding	1325
BN90	Heath Steele Unloading Siding	670
BN91	Heath Steele Main Line	205
BN93	Russel – Siding	4110
BN95	Bruce – Siding	2700
BN97	Gloucester Jct. – Siding	4485

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ZONE “NC”

NEWCASTLE YARD

SHEET 1 OF 2

Spins	Designation	Usable Footage
NC41	Siding	8420
NC42	Yard Track	2980
NC43	Yard Track	2255
NC44	Yard Track	1250
NC45	Yard & Scale Track	945
NC46	Yard Track	1045
NC460A	Yard Track (Above)	1450
NC460B	Yard Track (Below)	1050
NC47	Shop Track	1045
NC48	Boiler House Track	500
NC49	Oil Hump (OCS)	155
NC50	Pit Track	110
NC51	Car Repair Track	290
NC52TT	Public Siding (Back)	225
NC61TT	Shed Track	720
NC62	Shed Track (Transfer)	720
NC65TT	Piggyback	555
NC69	Northumberland Co-op	235
NC70	Oil Spur	140
NC72	Imperial Oil	310
NC73	Imperial Oil	245

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ZONE “NC”

NEWCASTLE YARD

SHEET 2 OF 2

Spins	Designation	Usable Footage
NC06	Boise Cascade (Bulk)	1300
NC08	Boise Cascade (Kraft)	1025
NC09	Boise Cascade (Kraft)	500
NC10	Boise Cascade (Soda & Acid)	1050
NC11	Boise Cascade (Chlorine)	200
NC12	Boise Cascade (Chlorine)	115
NC13	Boise Cascade (Storage)	1880
NC21	Lower Yard Storage	1850
NC23	Lower Yard Storage	3120
NC24	Lower Yard Storage	2050
NC25	Creosote Plant	1270
NC35TT	Wharf Track (Atlantic)	425
NC36TT	Wharf Track	325
NC37TT	Wharf Track	540
NC38	Wharf Track – Irving Oil	465
NC39	Wharf Track	160

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ZONE “X”

NEWCASTLE SUB.

Spins	Designation	Usable Footage
X063	Harcourt – Siding	3775
X064TT	Harcourt – Team Track	575
X065	Kent Jct. – Siding	3435
X067	Kent Jct. – Transfer	1130
X071	Rogersville – Siding	3025
X072TT	Rogersville – Team Track	450
X073TT	Rogersville – Team Track	345
X079	Lakeland – Siding	4140
X081	Passmore – Siding	4715

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ZONE “X”

GORT & NEWCASTLE SUBS.

Spins	Designation	Usable Footage
X010	Lutesville – Siding	6385
X020TT	Berry Mills – Team Track	285
X021	Alstrom & Forano Ltd.	880
X022	Price Mills	185
X040	Catamount – Siding	4510
X041TT	Catamount – Team Track	210
X045TT	Gallagher Ridge – Public	380
X048	Canaan – Siding	2880
X049TT	Canaan – Team Track	485
X053	Birchridge – Siding	4300
X056TT	Coal Branch – Team Track	1040
X059	Adamsville – Siding	3900

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ZONE “BK”

CARAQUET SUB.

SHEET 1 of 4

Spins	Designation	Usable Footage
BK09	Atlantic Wholesalers CAN Spot 3 Cars	705
BK10	Irving Oil Can Spot 5 Cars	580
BK12TT	East Bathurst – Public	665
BK13	Canfor Ltd.	190
BK22TT	Janeville – Team Track	200
BK24TT	Stonehaven – Team Track	775
BK31TT	Grand Anse – Team Track	1890
BK32TT	St. Leolin – Team Track	90
BK34TT	Johnson – Team Track	730
BK37TT	Burnsville – Team Track	440

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ZONE “BK”

CARAQUET SUB.

SHEET 2 of 4

Spins	Designation	Usable Footage
BK42TT	Upper Caraquet – Team Track	230
BK44TT	Caraquet – Team Track	1485
BK46	Carapec Ltd.	375
BK47	Carapec Ltd.	215
BK52	Olympic Metal	225
BK54TT	Evangeline	120
BK58	Pokemouche Jct. – Storage	1205
BK59	Pokemouche Jct. – Storage	855
BK62	A.C. Mallet & Fils	280
BK64	Wilson – Storage	1115

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ZONE “BK”

CARAQUET SUB.

SHEET 3 of 4

Spins	Designation	Usable Footage
BK65TT	Shippigan – Team Track	365
BK66TT	Shippigan – Team Track	200
BK70	Shippigan Wye	505
BK77	National Sea Products	240
BK79	Irving Oil	280

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ZONE “BK”

CARAQUET SUB.

SHEET 4 of 4

Spins	Designation	Usable Footage
BK82TT	Inkerman – Team Track	210
BK84	Fafard No. 2	1605
BK86TT	Ferguson – Team Track	145
BK92TT	Runaround	635
BK93TT	Diesel Track	210
BK95TT	Tracadie – Team Track & Ramp	1475
BK96TT	Tracadie – Team Track	1170
BK97TT	Tracadie – Team Track	1170

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ZONE “LL”

LOGGIEVILLE SUB.

SHEET 1 OF 3

Spins	Designation	Usable Footage
LL11	Acadia Forest Products	950
LL12	Acadia Forest Products	1980
LL22	Acadia Forest Products	450
LL23	Acadia Forest Products	140
LL30TT	South Nelson Team Track	500
LL31	South Nelson – Public	1270
LL32	Burchill #1 (Ramp)	165
LL41	Northwood Panel	730
LL42	Ciba Geigy Ltd. )	1918
LL43	Northwood Panel	1960
LL44	Ciba Geigy Ltd. )	1610
LL45	Ciba Geigy Ltd.	300
LL52	Gulf Oil Ltd.	480
LL53	Petro-Canada	325
LL56	Canada Cement	1280

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ZONE “LL”

LOGGIEVILLE SUB.

SHEET 2 OF 3

Spins	Designation	Usable Footage
LL58TT	Storage and Team	760
LL61TT	Wharf Track	120
LL62TT	Team Track	365
LL63	W.S. Loggie	450
LL65	N.B.E.P. Commission	830
LL66	Spur D.N.D. (Air)	810
LL67	Miramichi Feed Mill	1465
LL70	Stores Shed D.N.D. (Air)	320

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ZONE “LL”

LOGGIEVILLE SUB.

SHEET 3 OF 3

Spins	Designation	Usable Footage
LL74	Loggieville – Team Track	485
LL75	Runaround	490

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ZONE “MI”

MIRAMICHI SUB.

SHEET 1 OF 2

Spins	Designation	Usable Footage
MI02	Derby – Industrial Siding	550
MI08TT	Millerton – Team Track	570
MI11	Quarryville – Siding	690
MI12	McCann – D.N.D.	685
MI14	McCann – D.N.D. (Naval Service)	450
MI15	McCann – D.N.D. (Naval Service)	2920
MI25	Blackville – Siding	1030
MI31	Upper Blackville Siding	1700
MI36	Weaver – Siding	740

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ZONE “MI”

MIRAMICHI SUB.

SHEET 2 OF 2

Spins	Designation	Usable Footage
MI51TT	Doaktown – Team Track	1300
MI53TT	Doaktown – Team Track	290
MI55TT	Ludlow – Team Track	800
MI56	Ashley – Coulter	3100
MI57	Boiestown – Storage	2685
MI58	Boiestown – Pit Track	2300
MI61	Boiestown Lumber	1150
MI62	Boiestown Lumber	910
MI63	Boiestown Lumber	165
MI88	Boiestown – Siding	640

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ZONE “Y”

RICHIBUCTO SUB.

SHEET 1 OF 1

Spins	Designation	Usable Footage
Y014TT	Aldouane – Team Track	165
Y018TT	Rexton – Team Track	835
Y025TT	Richibucto – Team Track	1035
Y027	Richibucto – Reidpath Cold Storage	820

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