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(erielack) Fw: ERIE RR TRACKS EAST OF STEAMBURG N. Y.

here are some info on the tracks east of steamburg from my dad who worked
for erie since 1956
    tim heckman
- -----Original Message-----
From: DAVID J HECKMAN <"boots93_@_juno.com">
To: "CHUNK1_@_MSN.COM" <CHUNK1@MSN.COM>
Date: Friday, June 26, 1998 8:41 PM
Subject: ERIE RR TRACKS EAST OF STEAMBURG N. Y.


>TIM , I THINK THE TRACKS WILL SHULTZ WAS LOOKING AT WAS THE OLD ERIE THAT
>WAS THERE BEFORE THE KINZOO DAM WAS BUILT. THEY HAD TO RELOCATE THE
>EASTBOUND BECAUSE IT WAS IN THE FLOOD AREA AFTER THE DAM WAS BUILT. THERE
>STILL IS A BRIDGE THAT WAS USED FOR CAR TRAFFIC AND WAS NEVER REMOVED.
>THERE IS STILL SOME SMALL VIADUCTS THERE.   THE ERIE NEVER INTERCHANGED
>WITH THE PRR ONLY AT BUFFALO OR ELMIRA AS FAR AS I KNOW NOT EVEN AT OLEAN
>UNTIL AFTER CR WAS BORN THE TWO SPANS THAT CAN BE SEEN FROM 17 ARE WHERE
>THE TRACKS WERE LOCATED WHEN THE DAM WAS  BUILT . THERE WAS NO BRANCH
>LINE OFF THE ERIE MAIN BETWEEN WARTERBORO AND W C JCT AT SALAMANCA N. Y.
>THERE WAS A SWITCH AT STEAMBURG TO SERVICE THE MILK PLANT THERE.  HAD BAD
>STORM THIS AFTERNOON BUT ALL OK HERE . HOPE THIS ANSWERS SOME OF WILLS
>QUESTIONS. IF HE NEEDS MORE MAYBE I CAN COME UP WITH THE ANSWERS.
>OLD DOG.
>
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