RE: (erielack) Palomar telescope mirror blank

["Holbrook, Douglas W" <douglas.w.holbrook_@_baesystems.com>]

A prestigious move out of Corning Glass ....... NYC was also VERY interested
in moving the blank (I think they had proposed going south out of Corning).
DL&W (the third RR in Corning) really wasn't in the running.  The "first"
blank (apparently flawed during the manufacturing process) is currently on
display at the Corning Glass Museum. 

- -----Original Message-----
From:	Schuyler G Larrabee [SMTP:sgl2_@_ix.netcom.com]
Sent:	Tuesday, January 08, 2002 00:21
To:	El Jefe; "Erie Lackawanna List"
Subject:	Re: (erielack) Palomar telescope mirror blank

No, El Jefe, I don't know the routing, but I'd guess Erie, SF.  Simple, only
one interchange.  What I'd really like to know is what well-hole flat was
used.

SGL
- ----- Original Message -----
From: El Jefe <ElJefe3126_@_netscape.net>
To: "Erie Lackawanna List" <erielack_@_lists.railfan.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2002 12:01 AM
Subject: RE: (erielack) Palomar telescope mirror blank


> "Schuyler G Larrabee" <sgl2_@_ix.netcom.com> wrote:
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> >Stolen from the Freight Cars list.  This shipment originated on the ERIE.
> >
> >SGL
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> >
> >Date: Sun, 6 Jan 2002 03:39:20 -0800
> >From: Dan Tillmanns <tillmanns_@_iwvisp.com>
> >Subject: Palomar telescope mirror blank
> >
> >I notice in your list some interest about the shipment of the Palomar
> >telescope mirror blank. This is described in detail in this book. At
> >the time it was the most valuable single item ever shipped by rail.
> >The railroads went to extreme caution during the shipment. Special
> >trains accompanied by Vice Presidents. Spiking shut all switches.
> >Vacating adjacent main line tracks. Halting all trains. The route was
> >circuitous because of the clearances required. The blank was shipped
> >on edge in a well flatcar and cleared the track below by inches.
>
> Schuyler, do you know what the route was?  Did it stay on the Erie all the
way to Chicago?
>
> Jeff Larson
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