RE: (erielack) DL&W FT Differentiation (Reprise)

["Tupaczewski, Paul R (Paul)" <paultup_@_lucent.com>]

I think that is the case. The new DL&W in Color Vol. 2 has on its rear cover a shot of units shoving a train over Dansville Hill, cab facing backwards.... I've also see shots of trains being shoved over Clarks Summit and same format - cabs facing back...

	- Paul




> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Connor [mailto:mjconnor_rr_@_hotmail.com] 
> Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2003 12:18 PM
> To: RAILDATA_@_aol.com; lilesj@squared.com; erielack@lists.railfan.net
> Subject: Re: (erielack) DL&W FT Differentiation (Reprise)
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> Good information.  Was the practice the same on the Scranton Division 
> pushers and the Buffalo Division pushers (i.e. Groveland 
> Hill)?  M J Connor
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> >From: RAILDATA_@_aol.com
> >Reply-To: RAILDATA_@_aol.com
> >To: lilesj_@_squared.com, erielack@lists.railfan.net
> >Subject: Re: (erielack) DL&W FT Differentiation (Reprise)
> >Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2003 10:39:22 EDT
> >
> >The Lackawanna operated their FT "pushers" backwards, ot 
> that is with 
> >the B unit pushing against the caboose and the cab facing downgrade. 
> >That way they did not have to be reverse at the top of the grade. 
> >Certainly did look strange.
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> >They did this when they first got them and all the years I saw them.
> >
> >Chuck Yungkurth
> >Boulder CO

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