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\ud83d\udce6 Estimated Annual Throughput<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n- Daily estimate (approx.):<\/strong> 300 cars<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Annual estimate:<\/strong> 300 \u00d7 365 = \u2248\u202f110,000 rail cars per year<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
This is a rough annual figure assuming consistent daily volume; actual numbers may fluctuate with seasonal or operational variations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n\ud83c\udfd7\ufe0f Yard Activity Levels<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
From railfan community sources (around 2008 statistics):<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n- Up to five yard jobs<\/strong> operate daily (yard switching\/local switching).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Plus two road freights<\/strong>, and two additional railroad services<\/strong> (e.g., CP Rail, Providence & Worcester trains) passing through (railroad.net<\/a>, railroad.net<\/a>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
This suggests both through traffic and local switching are handled daily, consistent with the daily train count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n\u26a0\ufe0f Considerations & Caveats<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n- The 75\u2011cars\/train figure is an average for road freights<\/strong>; yard jobs contribute additional car movements.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Day\u2011to\u2011day operations may vary\u2014some days might see more or fewer cars moved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- I haven\u2019t found any official, publicly released figures from CSX specifying exact yearly numbers for Oak Point Yard itself.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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Northern part of yard, Jim Henderson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\u2705 Summary<\/h3>\n\n\n\nMetric<\/th> Estimate<\/th><\/tr><\/thead> Road freight trains per day<\/td> 4<\/td><\/tr> Avg. cars\/train<\/td> 75<\/td><\/tr> Estimated daily car volume<\/td> ~300<\/td><\/tr> Estimated annual car volume<\/td> ~110,000<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\nIn conclusion, roughly 300 rail cars move through Oak\u202fPoint Yard each day<\/strong>, adding up to about 110,000 cars annually<\/strong>, with additional local yard switching activity. If you\u2019d like a breakdown by car type (e.g., intermodal, tank, covered hopper), or info on peak usage periods, just let me know!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Recent data indicates that CSX operates four road freight trains daily.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":240407,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[36,2051,47],"tags":[17152],"class_list":["post-240406","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-csx","category-new-york-city","category-rail-news","tag-oak-point-yard"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t
This is a rough annual figure assuming consistent daily volume; actual numbers may fluctuate with seasonal or operational variations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\ud83c\udfd7\ufe0f Yard Activity Levels<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
From railfan community sources (around 2008 statistics):<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- \n
- Up to five yard jobs<\/strong> operate daily (yard switching\/local switching).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Plus two road freights<\/strong>, and two additional railroad services<\/strong> (e.g., CP Rail, Providence & Worcester trains) passing through (railroad.net<\/a>, railroad.net<\/a>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
This suggests both through traffic and local switching are handled daily, consistent with the daily train count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n\u26a0\ufe0f Considerations & Caveats<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
- \n
- The 75\u2011cars\/train figure is an average for road freights<\/strong>; yard jobs contribute additional car movements.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Day\u2011to\u2011day operations may vary\u2014some days might see more or fewer cars moved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- I haven\u2019t found any official, publicly released figures from CSX specifying exact yearly numbers for Oak Point Yard itself.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nNorthern part of yard, Jim Henderson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n \u2705 Summary<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Metric<\/th> Estimate<\/th><\/tr><\/thead> Road freight trains per day<\/td> 4<\/td><\/tr> Avg. cars\/train<\/td> 75<\/td><\/tr> Estimated daily car volume<\/td> ~300<\/td><\/tr> Estimated annual car volume<\/td> ~110,000<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n In conclusion, roughly 300 rail cars move through Oak\u202fPoint Yard each day<\/strong>, adding up to about 110,000 cars annually<\/strong>, with additional local yard switching activity. If you\u2019d like a breakdown by car type (e.g., intermodal, tank, covered hopper), or info on peak usage periods, just let me know!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Recent data indicates that CSX operates four road freight trains daily.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":240407,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[36,2051,47],"tags":[17152],"class_list":["post-240406","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-csx","category-new-york-city","category-rail-news","tag-oak-point-yard"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t
- Plus two road freights<\/strong>, and two additional railroad services<\/strong> (e.g., CP Rail, Providence & Worcester trains) passing through (railroad.net<\/a>, railroad.net<\/a>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n