(erielack) Erie in Indiana

[Ken <"lackawanna_@_iname.com">]

Some of you were kind enough to point out where the Erie main crossed U.S. 24 in
Huntington.  I also asked about where it crossed S.R. 15 and S.R. 13, but I didn't
save the replies.  Any help will be appreciated.

Ken

gelwood wrote:

> the map is from the 1919 annual report.
>
> George Elwood
> http://www.dnaco.net/~gelwood
>
> On Mon, 17 Jan 2000, Schuyler G Larrabee wrote:
>
> > Well if it was the LATE 20's that would make sense.  Did anybody catch the
> > date on the map that George has on his site?  Or do you know the date of the
> > MUSA map?
> >
> > SGL
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: R.M."Rich" Tubbs <"rtubbs_@_marion.net">
> > To: Erie Lackawanna List <"erielack_@_internexus.net">; Schuyler G. Larrabee
> > <"SGL2_@_IX.NETCOM.COM">
> > Sent: Monday, January 17, 2000 8:38 PM
> > Subject: Re: (erielack) Eastern Ohio Lowgrade
> >
> >
> > > Schuyler and List.....
> > >
> > > SGL wrote:
> > > "and headed somewhat north
> > > of west to get to Cleveland, along something called the "Pymatuning
> > > Escarpment" (I _think_, we're depending on ten-year-old memories here) and
> > > the Grand Scheme was to have a line out the other side of Cleveland to
> > > ?Marion?."
> > >
> > > You've stirred some faint memories with this thread. I do remember
> > > *somewhere* reading about this proposal. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I
> > > think it was part of the Van Sweringen brothers' grand plan. I recall
> > > seeing, as Schuyler mentioned, plans for the new line from Meadville to
> > > Cleveland and thence by existing rails to Toledo and then south to a
> > > proposed new connecting track from the C&O rails north of Marion to the
> > Erie
> > > mains west of the Marion yards. The blueprint drawing that I saw, which I
> > > believe is now in the archives at Marion Union Station, was dated from the
> > > 1920's. Curious twist of events....CSX has added that very connection
> > track
> > > recently, only closer to the Marion proper than was originally planned.
> > Just
> > > my two cents worth......
> > >
> > >                      Rich Tubbs
> > >     Visit my Erie Lackawanna Page at
> > >  http://members.xoom.com/richmarion
> > >             (adding more each day)
> > >
> >
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