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Re: (erielack) Dayton Branch ?

I believe that is correct. As has been said, by way of the aborted sale of 
the CH&D, the Erie had rights over the B&O to Cincy and Indy, but this was 
exercised by the B&O hauling from Dayton to those cities.

The Erie/EL had a freight agent in Indianapolis, but no freighthouse. I 
don't know if they might have had an agreement with the B&O to use their 
freighthouse (Since torn down, it was located on the south side of downtown 
Indy, along Virginia Ave., in the same area as the NYC, Monon and the PRR's 
two freighthouses), or if it was a team track arrangement for non-siding 
pickup/deliveries. Through cars would have been moved by the Indpls. Union 
to the connecting road (IC, PRR, NYC, P&E, NKP, Monon).

Michael Dye ELHS #1516


>From: Richard Young <ryoungceo_@_yahoo.com>
>	List
>
>	As I understood it, the Erie never had actual
>trackage south to Cinncinati or to Indy. And that the
>Erie ended in Dayton at the junction with the B&O. And
>in fact the way the Junction was laid out in such a
>way that the Erie pulled onto the B&O and had to
>reverse the 6 or 7 Miles to the B&O yard. From there
>the B&O would handle the cars to Cincy and Indy where
>the Erie had either Freighthouses or to the connecting
>roads. The Erie did have offices in both towns and I
>not sure if they had Freighthouses in both. Is this
>basically correct?
>
>Rich Young
>
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