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Re: (erielack) Tobyhanna Army Depot

The Tobyhanna Army Depot receives very few inbound cars, actually maybe
under 25 per year. They get bilevels of the humvees. There is no switcher
on the base. They were removed in the middle 80's..............Neil
Weinberg 

On Wed, 17 Nov 1999 12:17:26 -0500 "Bill Gallagher KS3Y"
<"ks3y_@_prodigy.net"> writes:
>Hello, All!
>
>Tobyhanna still receives 'lots' by rail. It is spotted by the D-L, 
>however
>my father-in-law, who is a loadmaster at the base says that 'DLI'  (a
>Defense Logistics contractor?)does have a 40-tonner there somewhere.
>
>Bill Gallagher
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Jason Jaquith <"jaj165_@_psu.edu">
>To: <"erielack_@_internexus.net">
>Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 1999 10:21 AM
>Subject: (erielack) Tobyhanna Army Depot
>
>
>> I there still rail service to the depot?  Reason I ask is Military 
>Rails
>> Online has no listing for any Army locomotives at Tobyhanna.  
>Therefore
>I'm
>> assumming that if it still sees rail service, the railroad itself 
>also
>does
>> the switching.  (Isn't the railroad now Delaware & Lackawanna?).
>>
>> Thanks Lou for the info on traffic to the depot.  I think some 
>military
>> loads would be an interesting modeling task.  I plan on modeling 
>the
>> central part of the EL near Corry, PA, so I'd have to model loads 
>coming
>in
>> from the west destined for Tobyhanna, or outbounds from there.
>>
>> Jason
>>
>>
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