(erielack) Re: ErieLack Digest V3 #248

[Ralph McClive <rmcclive_@_twcny.rr.com>]

i worked at the allied chemical plant adjacent to the nickle plate yard at
south park avenue in buffalo from 1963-1965--i can remember F units pulling
the trains on the B&SW during that time period--ralph in syracuse



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>Date: Sat, 7 Jul 2001 06:59:57 EDT
>From: Smtimko_@_aol.com
>Subject: Re: (erielack) Long-haul motive power
>
>Dave--
>
>After the BLWBLH units left Buffalo---both the switchers and road switchers, 
>many low numbered GP-7's ( the former Erie ones) took their place.  It was 
>normal for BM-7 from Buffalo to have four GP-7's and come down the B&SW to 
>Meadville with them.  They normally worked back to Buffalo on the next 
>Buffalo train.  There were two scheduled trains in each direction between 
>Meadville and Buffalo---BM7 and BM-9 westbound and RC-98 and MF-74 eastbound.
>
>These trains originally ran via B&SW, then the wye at River Jct was upgraded 
>on one train went that way, each way.  For instance, the BM-7 would have
been 
>a Buffalo crew and they went West on the B&SW and East over the River Line
on 
>MF-74 after taking rest at Meadville.  The RC-98 would have been a Meadville 
>crew and went East over the B&SW and returned West via River Line on BM-9 
>after resting in Buffalo.  These assignments changed from time to time as
did 
>the routing.  There were also Buffalo Grain Trains as well as Buffalo Coal 
>Trains that ran extra and usually had bigger road power and ran via River
Jct.
>
>I remember seeing GP-7's that came to Meadville from Buffalo having every 
>crevice and crack crammed full of snow.  The engines literally had to be
'dug 
>out' at Meadville to be serviced and made ready for return trip to Buffalo
in 
>the winter.  The route from Buffalo to Meadville via the B&SW was really the 
>land of the Big Snow!
>
>smt
>
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>>-Joe Jordan
	

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