The number of trains that run on the Lafayette Sub is about 10 they include
Amtrak's sunset ltd UP westbound trains BNSF eastbound and westbound trains and the L&D which is a shortline RR which
runs out of Lafayette New Iberia Baldwin and Schriever.
This is TWC ABS operation so there is a lot of radio traffic on this
feed..
As far as a good time to listen to the feed for heavy traffic just goes
day by day sometimes it's heavy durrning the daylight hours or it could be at night time.
The BNSF Lafayette Sub covers from Iowa Jct LA to Avondale at Lafayette
LA is a crew change point for both BNSF and UP also BNSF has there yard in Lafayette.
The CH used on this line is
CH 12
Yard CH 88 40 36
Milepost locations on the BNSF Lafayette Sub
Iowa
Jct MP 205.4
Roanoke MP 191.4
Midland MP 175.1
Crowley MP 164.9
Lafayette Yard MP 148.2 This
is the west end of Lafayette Yard where the West yard Switch Laf yard is.
Cade MP 131.7
New Iberia MP 126.5
Baldwin MP 106.5
Bayou Sale MP 96.7
Berwick MP 81.8
URSA MP 71.2
Schriever MP 55.0
Raceland MP 41.2
Salix MP 19.3
Live Oak MP 14.8
West Bridge Jct MP 10.5 From MP 14.6 to 10.5
is Dark Territory.
Amtrak times on the Lafayette
Sub
Mo We Fr Train 1, effective 11/4
11:55 am Dp New Orleans, LA
1:24 pm Dp Schriever, LA
2:50 pm
Dp New Iberia, LA
3:37 pm Dp Lafayette, LA
Su We Fr Train 2, effective 11/2
11:39 am Dp Lafayette,
LA
12:05 pm Dp New Iberia, LA
1:26 pm Dp Schriever, LA
4:00 pm Ar New Orleans, LA
