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Re: (erielack) Ore Season Begins On Former Erie Line

NS ore trains run on Youngstown Belt (an OCRS affiliate) tracks from MP 20 
west under the control of the OCRS Coshocton Dispatcher.  CR (NS) acquired 
Trackage Rights over a section of the YB when the line was sold c. 1996.






>From: RJFlei_@_aol.com
>Reply-To: RJFlei_@_aol.com
>To: erielack_@_lists.railfan.net
>Subject: (erielack) Ore Season Begins  On Former Erie Line
>Date: Sat, 5 Apr 2003 20:09:46 EST
>
>Dear List Members,
>
>NS ran the first ore train of the season (that I know of) yesterday 4/3/03
>about 5 AM through Cortland. This is the Ashtabula to Warren ore train that
>terminates at WCI Steel.
>
>The route is former NYC Youngstown Branch from Ashtabula Harbor, south,  to
>Latimer. Former Erie RR (EL) 2nd District mainline from Latimer, east, to
>North Warren. Former PRR, PY&A Secondary, south, to Warren and WCI Steel. 
>CSX
>  (B&O) takes the loads into the mill.
>
>Around 8 AM this morning I saw the train of empties returning through
>Cortland headed for Ashtabula.
>
>I don't know how long this operation will continue as WCI has teetered near
>bankruptcy recently. If WCI closes, it will most likely be the end these
>operations by NS and the end of the railroad between Warren at Latimer. 
>Ohio
>Central does switch some local businesses in the area of North Warren, 
>which
>should continue.
>
>Rick Fleischer
>ELHS 1426
>Cortland, Oh.
>
>


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