Re: (erielack) Erie in Indiana

["Tom Beckett" <tabeckett_@_stny.rr.com>]

In March 1984, I rode the Cardinal, which at the time used a routing out of
Chicago which involved the B&O to Wellsboro, the C&O to Lacrosse, then C&O
of I to Hamilton, Oh. I remember going through N Judson, which at the time
still had quite a few tracks. I seem to recall-a little fuzzy all these
years later-crossing some diamonds, and somebody on the train saying one of
them was the former EL. I'll have to go back there and look when I'm in a
car, but this won't be soon, as I live in Endicott, NY, and no longer drive
over the road. I'll have to sit here and watch NS not run trains, or maybe
go ride Steamtown on the ex-DL&W and drown my sorrows that way. Have a
feeling it won't compare to the Erie in Indiana, though!!

Tom B
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Walt Fles" <eriewalt_@_hotmail.com>
To: "Tom Beckett" <tabeckett_@_stny.rr.com>; "Ken" <lackawanna@iname.com>;
"Michael Dye" <luxpan_@_hotmail.com>; <erielack@lists.railfan.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 8:23 AM
Subject: Re: (erielack) Erie in Indiana


> All,
> What you crossed on Route 10 is the original ERIE ROW.  It is run now by
the
> Cargill, who services a grain elevator down in Monterrey Indiana 16 miles
> east.  It uses one of the original exchange tracks just west of Route 10
> right by the Hooser Valley Railroad Museum. to switch over to the old C&O
of
> Indiana.  This goes west to Lacrosse to where it connects with the old
Pere
> Marquette north to Michigan City.
>
> Yes the original tracks are gone, so go to the HVRRM and ride in #c345
being
> pushed/pulled by ERIE S1 #310 for about 1/4 mile and drown your sorrows -
> works for me!
>

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