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Re: (erielack) Erie Western?

That's a roger . . . um, I mean, that's right . . .

SGL
- ----- Original Message -----
From: Tony Horn <"horn_@_HUB.ofthe.NET">
To: Michael Dye <"luxpan_@_hotmail.com">; <erielack@internexus.net>
Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2000 12:57 PM
Subject: Re: (erielack) Erie Western?


> 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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