Re: (erielack) Erie Western?

["Bill Richey" <"wrichey_@_ctlnet.com">]

I asked my father-in-law who worked for ERES & CNIR and he remembered Rasor
although his name doesn't appear on any of the papers he had saved from his
tenure with the railroad. He thought he was a photographer.Sure enough, I
checked my 1979 Erie Western calendar & Roger Rasor is listed as the
photographer.
- ----- Original Message -----
From: Schuyler G Larrabee <"sgl2_@_ix.netcom.com">
To: Tony Horn <"horn_@_HUB.ofthe.NET">; Michael Dye <luxpan@hotmail.com>;
<"erielack_@_internexus.net">
Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2000 8:30 PM
Subject: 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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