Re: (erielack) Some more food for thought(2)

[RBehre8599_@_aol.com]

I too heard the same thing (about the executive ranks of CR being 
predominately ex-PC individuals), but I do recall Conrail laying new welded 
rail and replacing ties in early- to mid-'77 on the portion of the EL from 
Youngstown west to Akron, in order (I assume) to bring track speeds up for 
Trailer Van trains like TV98 and TV77, which were running on the EL from 
Akron east...

Interesting to note that the demise of the EL as a through route in '80-'81 
seemed to also coordinate with the demise of Mahoning Valley steel mills 
in/aroound Youngstown, along with abandonment of the Cleveland Line east of 
Aurora, and it wasn't a few years later that the EL main through downtown 
Youngstown, through Valley Jct. on the east side (where it crossed the ex'PC, 
exxNYC Youngstown Line) up to the present 'new' connection at Youngstown Line 
CP52/CP53 in Hubbard, was removed.  

Rich Behrendt
ELHS #384

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