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Re: (erielack) It's Baby Train Master

Sorry I stirred up a hornet's nest about the "little FMs".  In my own
defense, I would like to point out my source.  It is "The Lackawanna
Railroad in Northwest New Jersey" by Lowenthal and Greenberg.  On p. 224 is
a photo by John Krause with quote: "Erie-Lackawanna Baby Trainmaster No.
1930 (ex-DL&W No 930) is in charge of the Dover drill as she returns from
Branchville through the fields north of Lafayette on a winter day in 1963.
The one-car freight consist gives mute testimony to the lack of business on
the Sussex branch."  By the way, the book gives the last day of service from
Branchville to Andover Junction as July 10, 1966 rather than July 13.  I
don't know myself which is correct.  The book shows GP-7 number 1403
handling these last trains.        Russ
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From: "MDelvec952_@_aol.com" <MDelvec952@aol.com>
To: "erielack_@_internexus.net" <erielack@internexus.net>
Date: Tuesday, November 02, 1999 4:30 PM
Subject: (erielack) It's Baby Train Master


>In a message dated 11/2/99 3:55:30 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>"paultup_@_lucent.com" writes:
>
>>  There is NO formal definition of what a "Baby Trainmaster" is.
>
>When flocks of fans were swarming to the iron ore lines to see the C&NW
Baby
>Train Masters, there was no question.  The only argument was whether they
>were Baby Train Masters, or Junior Train Masters. But they were Babys, a
term
>even used around Beloit, and many times throughout Kirkland's definative
>history.
>
>Now, type "H16-66 = Baby Train Master" fifty times.
>
>                All the best,                   ....Mike
>
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