(erielack) DL&W Grades

["Dick Honeyman" <hmanrr_@_rochester.rr.com>]

Alan (& List),

I have some past messages from David Monte Verde and Will Shultz answering
similar questions regarding grades and speeds that partially answer your
questions.   As they were good information, I'll repost them.  Here's #1.

Dick

From: "David Monte Verde" <dmvgvt_@_earthlink.net>
Subject: (erielack) DL&W Grades
>
> The DL&W had five pusher grades:  the east slope of the Poconos MP 84.6 =
> Gravel Place to Pocono Summit MP 102 ruling westbound; the west slope of =
> the Poconos  Scranton (Bridge 60) MP132.75 to Lehigh Summit (ruling =
> grade eastbound); Clarks's Summit grade Scranton Br.60 to Clarks =
> Summit(ruling westbound-Scranton is in a deep bowl-It's a rumor that the =
> DL&W was considering a bridge across the Lackawanna Valley from Cobbs =
> Gap on the east to Ligget's Gap  Clark's Summit on the west-what a =
> bridge that would have been); Groveland NY pushers pushed eastbound out =
> of the Genesee Valley MP 310 up Dansville Hill (station location for =
> Dansville-middle of the grade) to Wayland MP 312, and they also pushed =
> westbound out of the Genesee Valley and up the Niagara Escarpment =
> towards Buffalo.  Regards David Monte Verde

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