How often does the freight train run through Manchester, NH?

Submitted by KMHT_Spotter t3_11x0klu in newhampshire

Hi everyone. I always wondered how often does the CSX train with freight pass through the city of Manchester?

I would hear the horn here and there and get an occasional glimpse of the train, and very rarely actually see the train pass by the city.

I would like to get some videos of the train passing through the city at some point, for my YouTube channel, as well as photograph them to expand my photography skills.

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dyfhid t1_jd0rwkg wrote

Freight trains, unfortunately don't really run on a schedule. You can follow various CSX groups, such as Facebook's CSX Northern New England or CSXT's New England Region Sightings to get some ideas. I try to catch them going through Exeter and they're totally random, it seems.

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Hot_Legless_Dogs t1_jd14b3e wrote

Its funny, I can't say for sure because I don't count them, but I feel like there's been a lot more lately, or at least I hear a lot more of them. When I was a kid in the early 90s they used to come through all the time, we'd get stuck waiting for them to cross Granite St. Then for quite a long time you never saw or heard them. But in the last year or so I hear them pretty often, sometimes even more than once a day. It's really nice.

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UnfairAd7220 t1_jd1avty wrote

I'm in Merrimack where the train goes right by. Couple times a week. Unpredictable schedule. Well, it's not 'regular.' More in the fall and winter when they're running coal to Bow.

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Boats_are_fun t1_jd3ebxc wrote

I don’t have any info other than this. My neighbor has a scanner and he can listen to the dispatch for the trains. He knows exactly when they are coming. Not sure how to find that out but that’s what he does.

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rochvegas5 t1_jd3ev7r wrote

there's a 'My Cousin Vinny' joke in here somewhere

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quaffee t1_jd45kn5 wrote

I'm a bit south of there and there have been trains on that line nearly every day lately. Sometimes twice a day.

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dogownedhoomun t1_jdjr41a wrote

We get one thru Newmarket here and there...usually hauling lumber. Down Easter commuter rail. Often and on a regular schedule and loud! Both blare their horns constantly thru town ( I don't blame them but ...kinda over kill)

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Bada__Ping t1_jd2ifbz wrote

As someone who lives along the Downeaster, Thursday nights seem to be when the most freight trains pass for some reason

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BuckCharkley- t1_jd36ctv wrote

Seen it for the first time 2ish months ago. Been here since 1990s

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