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RE: (erielack) EL What If

I thought the DL&W looked at that, or at least thought about RDCs?



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dave Rutan [mailto:rutan3_@_nac.net] 
> Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 9:03 AM
> To: MONTGOMERY| ED
> Cc: erielack_@_lists.railfan.net
> Subject: Re: (erielack) EL What If
> 
> 
> Speaking of 'What Ifs'  I found this article.  Starting out 
> as a complaint of service, it suggests that something on the 
> order of Brill cars might have improved service on the Sussex 
> Branch in an economical way.
> 
> http://srr_1854.tripod.com/Archives/1920s/1928oct11njh.html
> 
> Makes me think of how cool it would have been to have RDCs 
> zipping up and down from Netcong to Branchville.
> 
> Dave Rutan
> --
> MONTGOMERY| ED wrote:
> > 
> > Speculation of what if EL existed and how it would repower its 
> > equipment for the numerous branches is interesting.  However, if EL 
> > had continued on, or maybe continued under a 
> partnership/ownership of 
> > ATS&F, it would have probably abandoned many of these branches as 
> > Conrail did.  The local service would probably have 
> disappeared with 
> > bulk-transfer stations established along the mainline with trucks 
> > delivering to local customers.
> > 
> > Probably the B&P would have continued because of the cement traffic 
> > and maybe the Cleveland branch but most other lines would have 
> > disappeared.  Probably the Dayton branch would have been 
> abandoned as 
> > well.
> > 
> > Ed Montgomery
> 
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> Sussex Branch of the D.L.& W. Railroad: http://srr_1854.tripod.com
> 

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