Re: (erielack) the fate of the EL

["Walt Fles" <eriewalt_@_hotmail.com>]

My understanding as well is that the trackage from the IN/IL State Line to
Griffith that the EL and C&O shared was to be eliminated.  This was because
at this the Chessie was sharing trackage with Amtrak, which Conrail did not
like.  So, if they eliminated this trackage C&O and Amtrak would have to
find alternate routes.  This was not a problem because of the available
former B&O through Indiana for Chessie.

But there were some prominent lumber yards in Indiana that did not survive
because of poor truck service at the time, and wished the rail was still
there.
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Riley" <wdperson_@_hotmail.com>
To: <erielack_@_lists.railfan.net>
Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2001 10:52 AM
Subject: (erielack) the fate of the EL


> Hope everyone is doing very good this holiday season,
>
>     Just thinking about days gone by.  My thoughts of the EL and its role
in
> Conrail.  Just wanted to see if anyone else had observations, thoughts and
> comments on what is to be said on the "treatment" of EL facilities with
the
> formation of Conrail.  My knowledge (and please correct me if I am wrong)
of
> Conrail is that after the formation of Conrail that most of the upper
> management was from Penn Central.  If I am right this didn't help the EL
in
> its ability to keep its routes, facilities after its merging into Conrail.
> With Penn Central upper management, they certainly would keep their lines
> that they knew about and would thus dispose of duplicate/un-necessary EL
> lines.  My thoughts on the EL in Conrail is of one as an afterthought.
That
> the Southern Tier was degraded to a secondary route and the EL main to
> Chicago was abandoned as well as the Dayton Sub, the First Subdivision to
> Cleveland and as well as other lines.  Is there more to the story?  Am I
> missing something or my thoughts, observations correct?
>
> Watching a video called Vignettes of The Erie Lackawanna Vol. 2 and
thinking
> what could be, what should be and what we are missing.  Nothing we can do
> about it now, life goes on.
>
> Mike Riley
>
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