Re: (erielack) Turning Passenger Consists

["Tom Beckett" <tabeckett_@_stny.rr.com>]

I would imagine it was a simple task to wye a consist at Scranton, using the
connection to the Bloom. It was also possible to wye at Binghamton, and the
E Binghamton yard had a turntable, which at some point was removed from
service. The CP built a new one there about ten years ago, to eliminate the
need to deal with Conrail when they wanted to turn engines.

If today is Boxing Day, is tomorrow Wrestling Day??  :-)

TAB
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill K." <pontiac_@_dreamscape.com>
To: "A Samostie" <quahog_@_sprint.ca>; <erielack@lists.railfan.net>
Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2001 3:22 PM
Subject: Re: (erielack) Turning Passenger Consists


> Seems like at Syracuse if they had a single E-unit or power that otherwise
> needed to be turned, they used the turntable (which seems like it lasted
> pretty late, maybe up to C-day) and just ran around the cars to run back.
> Utica had their turntable in service pretty late for the same reasons (one
> of the In Color volumes shows a C424 being turned on it).   It would be a
> simple matter to switch out the train so headend cars were on the front
> going back -
>
>
> Bill K.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "A Samostie" <quahog_@_sprint.ca>
> To: <erielack_@_lists.railfan.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2001 1:22 PM
> Subject: (erielack) Turning Passenger Consists
>
>
> > Dear Group,
> >
> > OK, Christmas is over, it's Boxing Day here in Canada (don't ask)...
> > time for some EL-related e-mail to break the ennui!
> >
> > How were passenger consists turned at the end of their runs on the
> > predecessor roads, and on the post-merger EL?  In particular, were there
> > reversing loops at:
> >        DL&W Hoboken Terminal
> >        Erie Pavonia Terminal
> >        "other" Erie terminals (Pittsburgh, Buffalo)
> >
> > (I'm just assuming that both Dearborn Station (Chicago) and Cleveland
> > Union Terminal had reversing loops; correct me if I'm wrong)!
> >
> >
> > Also, how were the shorter-haul consists turned at their destinations
> > (e.g. Scranton, Binghamton, Syracuse)?
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Alan <quahog_@_sprint.ca>
> >
>
>

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