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RE: (erielack) ELHS Eastern Region Spring Meeting report

John,

	The book isn't slated to come out for another month or so, but any
railroad bookseller should carry it...

	- Paul


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bugno Mr John E [mailto:Bugnoje_@_mcsc.usmc.mil] 
> Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 10:06 AM
> To: Neil R Weinberg; paultup_@_optonline.net
> Cc: erielack_@_lists.railfan.net; John E (E-mail)
> Subject: RE: (erielack) ELHS Eastern Region Spring Meeting report
> 
> 
>   Anyone know were I can get the book mentioned below
> 
>   author Rich Pennisi brought of his forthcoming book (and 
> I'm paraphrasing since I don't remember the exact title) 
>     "A Colorful Look At An Erie Lackawanna Railroader's Memories." 
> 
>    It's a soft-cover, full-color book that is about 48 pages 
> long, and covers the EL in New Jersey, 
> New York and Pennsylvania.
> 
> Thanks
> John Bugno
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Neil R Weinberg [mailto:laurellines_@_juno.com]
> Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2002 9:39 AM
> To: paultup_@_optonline.net
> Cc: erielack_@_lists.railfan.net
> Subject: Re: (erielack) ELHS Eastern Region Spring Meeting report
> 
> 
> Matamoras is in Pennsylvania, not New York!    Neil W.
> On Mon, 29 Apr 2002 00:28:01 -0400 "Paul R. Tupaczewski" 
> <paultup_@_optonline.net> writes:
> > Today was the ELHS Eastern Region Spring Meeting, and here's the
> > report
> > from this writer's point of view...
> > 
> > The day started promptly at 12 Noon at the Holiday Inn in
> > Parsippany,
> > NJ. In the "Show and Tell" category, there were two notable items 
> > being
> > displayed at the meeting: Joe Lofland has revised versions of his
> > Dunmore cupola caboose kit on display - he is hoping to clean it up 
> > and
> > get casting molds made later this year - they looked nice! The 
> > other
> > notable items were the draft sheets (essentially the B&W version) 
> > that
> > author Rich Pennisi brought of his forthcoming book (and I'm
> > paraphrasing since I don't remember the exact title) "A Colorful 
> > Look At
> > An Erie Lackawanna Railroader's Memories." It's a soft-cover, 
> > full-color
> > book that is about 48 pages long, and covers the EL in New Jersey, 
> > New
> > York and Pennsylvania. Rich shot using large-format slide material, 
> > so
> > the images are razor-sharp. It's quite diverse in terms of its 
> > content,
> > and looked fantastic - I can't wait to see the color version! Rich 
> > is
> > almost done with a second volume, and a third volume is also set to
> > follow that one. Nice!
> > 
> > The first presenter was Curt Springstead, who did a wonderful (and
> > well-researched) retrospective of the life of his
> > great-grandfather,
> > famed Erie engineer Harvey Springstead. He put 7 years of research 
> > into
> > Harvey and his life, and wove a fascinating tale for the members at
> > hand. He finished off the project by detailing his involvement in 
> > the
> > Waldwick (NJ) tower restoration project, and noted that while 
> > Harvey
> > today lies in a Corry, PA cemetary wiith an unmarked grave, his 
> > legacy
> > will finally be recognized as this tower will be dedicated to 
> > Harvey's
> > memory (he lived a block away from the Waldwick wye, so this 
> > dedication
> > is particularly appropriate)
> > 
> >  up was Dave Rutan with his "Sussex Branch - A Ride Through 
> History" 
> > presentation. In Dave's typically meticulous style, he covered the 
> > Sussex Railroad/DL&W Sussex Branch between Waterloo Jct. and 
> > Branchville, as well as touching upon the route to Netcong, plus the
> > Franklin Branch that came off at Branchville Junction (and was 
> > abandoned
> > in 1934). The combination of val maps, vintage photos and current 
> > views
> > made for a very well-rounded presentation with several neat tidbits 
> > of
> > factual information that many people had not realized.
> > 
> > The next presenter was not listed on the flyer due to some 
> > miscommunication - Jeff Gabriel went over Erie interlocking 
> stations,
> > taking a short east-to-west tour of select Erie interlockings and
> > towers. The presentation focused around DB Interlocking, around the
> > swing span over the Hackensack River in New Jersey. DB is 
> notable as 
> > it
> > is the last remaining Erie interlocking station (that hasn't been
> > completely remoted). DB is slated to close when the Montclair 
> > Connection
> > cuts in (this may now occur NEXT year!). Coincidentally, the second 
> > part
> > of Jeff's presentation covered in detail the activities around the
> > Montclair Connection construction, as well as a quick retrospective 
> > of
> > the soon-to-be-closed stations on the east end of the Boonton Line
> > (nee-NY&GL)
> > 
> > Following Jeff was Tim Stuy of the Erie Lackawanna Dining Car 
> > Preservation Society, with a well-done history of the 
> group's dining 
> > car #741, as well as a brief history of Erie/DL&W/EL food 
> service, and
> > plans
> > for the diner over the next two years. Dinner in the diner? Sounds 
> > like
> > it's about two years away!
> > 
> > Next was Steve Stewart (of Stewart Hobbies fame), presenting a
> > selection
> > of current-day shots by him plus numerous shots in his 
> collection of 
> > the
> > DL&W/EL between Blairstown, NJ and Binghamton, NY, with a 
> > particular
> > concentration on the large bridges along the line (notably, 
> > Hainesburg
> > Viaduct, Delaware River Viaduct, and the Tunkhannock Viaduct). 
> > There
> > were also many stories of his personal experiences going to East
> > Stroudsburg University and the "hometown railroad" (particularly 
> > amusing
> > and/or shocking was the story of a fellow student who rode a sled 
> > down a
> > hill, didn't stop in time, and flew under an EL freight train, only 
> > to
> > pop out on the other side and survive - good thing he slid under a 
> > long
> > 89' autorack!)
> > 
> > The last presenter before the dinner break was Mike Carramanna, who 
> > presented a selection of slides from his collection of the Erie 
> > (pre-merger). Notable to this author was a view of Erie 
> private car #4
> > sitting in Hoboken on the Hoboken Shore Railroad - anyone have ANY 
> > idea
> > why it was there?)
> > 
> > The dinner buffet was even better than last year's! All came away
> > quite
> > satisfied!
> > 
> > After dinner, Mike returned with slides he shot of the EL. Starting
> > with
> > the marine equipment in Hoboken, he followed the DL&W from east to 
> > west,
> > and returned to Hoboken to follow the Erie side, covering 
> the entire 
> > EL
> > very well. Due to a lack of time, his DL&W collection slides could 
> > not
> > be shown (this year!)
> > 
> > The last presenters of the evening were Curt Carlough and Jay Held, 
> > collectively showing the Erie/DL&W/EL/NYS&W in and around the 
> > Paterson, NJ area. The slide show was ushered in by a very violent
> > thunderstorm
> > that ripped across Northern New Jersey (and knocked out the power 
> > for a
> > few seconds). The show continued on! A mixture of color and black 
> > and
> > white images, many rare views not previously seen, highlighted
> > operations on both DL&W and EL lines.
> > 
> > The night ended about 8:45, and all left home happy after a long
> > (LOOOONG) day. Thanks go out, as usual, to Pete Hasler for doing a 
> > terrific job once again in organizing this event. Jay Held and Jim 
> > Dent must also be commended for running the Society's sales 
> table this
> > day.
> > Harold Werthwein announced at the end of the evening that this 
> > year's
> > Annual Convention will be in Matamoras, NY (just up the road from 
> > Port
> > Jervis, NY), and is *looking for presenters!*  If you're 
> > interested,
> > please let me know and I'll forward you to Harold. The convention 
> > will
> > be the weekend of September 27-29, 2002. Mark those calendars now!
> > Details will be sent in the very near future.
> > 
> > It was also nice to see so many list members there today - ones who
> > I
> > actually met included Jim Dent, Jim Harr, Tom Schmieder, Bob Bahrs, 
> > Jay
> > Held, Tim Stuy, Joe Lofland, Bob Fellows, Dennis McDermott, Pete
> > Heimbach, Lance Erickson, and Rich & Esther Tubbs (YES! From 
> > Marion!) -
> > and anyone else I forgot to mention!
> > 
> >         - Paul
> > 
> > 
> 
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