Re: (erielack) Erie Western?

["Tony Horn" <"horn_@_HUB.ofthe.NET">]

It's my understanding that Roger Rasor, one of the ERS (ELHS) co-founders,
designed the logo and color scheme for the Erie Western.  Can anyone
confirm?

- ----- Original Message -----
From: Michael Dye <"luxpan_@_hotmail.com">
To: <"erielack_@_internexus.net">
Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 1999 9:10 PM
Subject: Re: (erielack) Erie Western?


> According to "Railroads In Indiana", the Erie Western Railway was the
first
> of two attempts to operate the former EL main in Indiana. It extended from
> Wren, OH to Hammond, IN and entered Chicago on C&WI trackage rights. It
also
> operated 27 miles of PC track, between Decatur and Portland, IN. The EW
> began operations on 25SEP77, receiving subsidies from the state of Indiana
> for operations and carried grain, lumber, fertilizer, steel, food
products,
> plastics, oil, manufactured goods and some limited piggyback service. It
was
> owned by a groups of shippers (I believe that Craig Burroughs was the
> President) and was headquartered in Huntington. The road ceased operations
> in June of 79, when the state pulled the subsidy for poor performance and
> was immediately succeeded by the Chicago and Indiana (Which lasted only
six
> months).
>
> Michael Dye
>
>
> >From: gelwood <"gelwood_@_dnaco.net">
> >
> >The Erie Western operated the ex-EL trackage in Indiana.  They went out
of
> >business, as I remember, because of Conrail interchange problems.
> >
> >On Wed, 29 Dec 1999 "STGCOMM_@_aol.com" wrote:
> >
> > > In the 2000 Walthers catalog, there is a picture of a diesel
locomotive
> > > painted white with the roadname "Erie Western" on it.  Was this a real
> > > roadname? (This is the only place I've ever seen a reference to it)
> >Where
> > > and when was the Erie Western in operation?
> > >
> > >
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