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RE: (erielack) Pronunciation-crazy :)

Cohocton was also on the Erie's Rochester Division.  Portions of both the 
former Erie and former EL line are still in service at Cohocton.  The little 
known spelling of the local river is Conhocton but that apparently never 
caught on for the Village.


>From: Chris Thurner <chris.thurner_@_adelphia.com>
>Reply-To: Chris Thurner <chris.thurner_@_adelphia.com>
>To: Schuyler G Larrabee <sgl2_@_ix.netcom.com>,   "Tupaczewski, Paul R 
>(Paul)"  <paultup_@_lucent.com>,   "'Gripp, William  [NCSUS]'" 
><WGRIPP_@_NCSUS.JNJ.COM>,   "'The Jordans'" <jjordan@blast.net>,   "Roy W. 
>Scheckermann"  <rschecke_@_optonline.net>,   erielack@lists.railfan.net
>Subject: RE: (erielack) Pronunciation-crazy :)
>Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2002 15:43:42 -0500
>
>I hate to be picky, but:
>
>Cochecton	pronounced as you outlined below, but it was on the Erie
>Delaware Div.
>
>Cohocton	as in my earlier posting, KO-hock-ton.  On the DL&W between
>Bath and Dansville.
>
>Also, when I first read about Harold Werthwein's layout in Model RR some
>years ago, I thought they were referring to a place in Stueben County, 
>until
>I thought about it more and thought about the surrounding other locations 
>on
>his layout.  These two names are easily confused
>
>I don't have the post anymore (in delete land), but I believe that Paul
>stated that they were Lackawanna cars.
>
>But, in my humility, I could be wrong, so I present this respectfully
>willing to be corrected also (and flamed).
>
>Regards,
>
>Chris
>
>  -----Original Message-----
>From: 	Schuyler G Larrabee [mailto:sgl2_@_ix.netcom.com]
>Sent:	Tuesday, January 29, 2002 2:48 PM
>To:	Tupaczewski, Paul R (Paul); 'Gripp, William  [NCSUS]'; 'The
>Jordans'; Roy W. Scheckermann; erielack_@_lists.railfan.net
>Subject:	Re: (erielack) Pronunciation-crazy :)
>
>"Cochocton"
>
>Not as sure about this one, but I believe nobody'll laugh if you say
>
>Co-sheck-tun
>
>Accent "sheck"
>
>Schuyler "willing to be corrected" Larrabee


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