RE: (erielack) Erie Split Mains

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

And of course, between Binghampton and Scranton, the DL&W split (compensated
grade) between east of Halstead and New Milford.

- -----Original Message-----
From:	Will [SMTP:alcoman_@_net.bluemoon.net]
Sent:	Wednesday, January 09, 2002 17:39
To:	Michael Dye
Cc:	erielack_@_lists.railfan.net
Subject:	Re: (erielack) Erie Split Mains


You also had the "split mains" on the Erie on the Southern Tier, dont
remember what point east of Meadville they started but they came back
together in Meadville. 


On Wed, 9 Jan 2002, Michael Dye wrote:

>>From my reading, it appears that the reasoning behind the split mains was
in 
>order to reduce the prevailing grades for each direction, in order to ease 
>the passage of trains. I don't know of any structures (other than signal 
>masts) located between the mains. Still, I seem to recall reading that
there 
>was a section near Akron, Indiana, where the east and westbound mains 
>switched sides, crossing over each other by a bridge (I've not been able to

>confirm this by track plan). The grade separations were at:
>
>MP:                 Location:
>808-811             Between Wren, OH and Decatur, IN
>866-876             Between Laketon, IN and Akron, IN
>951-957             Between Crown Point, IN and Griffith, IN
>
>
>The counties in question were Wabash and Pulaski counties, in Indiana.
Their 
>RR property taxes were rather...predatory, and the Erie decided to reduce 
>the property that was contained in those areas. So, single track and closed

>depots followed.
>
>Michael Dye ELHS #1516
>
>
>
>>From: Richard Young <ryoungceo_@_yahoo.com>
>>	Not only were there split mains but they were also at
>>different elevations in many spots. At the extreme end
>>there was 42 feet of vertical elevation differences
>>between the two Mains in Indiana. I don't know of any
>>structures between the split mains but there were a
>>few road bridges over the eastbound main going into a
>>standard grade cossing of the west bound main.
>>
>>	The mains did not keep equal distance apart as the
>>tangents between the two varied. ( some times only 5
>>feet of extra distance over the standard double track
>>separation and up to 110' in a few spots on my
>>charts). I have never seen anything that stated why
>>and what fors as to the split multi level mains. Any
>>help there would be appreciated.
>>
>>	Taxes in Two of the indana counties were so high
>>after a reforendum that precipitated the removal of
>>the double track in 54 or 55.
>
>
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