Speaking on on-topic posts . . . I think this has been a great thread, and I hope it's not over yet. It says to me that the love and admiration we have as a group for the Erie, Lackawanna and EL is broad and deep, both. That's one thing that I've enjoyed about my association with the Society, and this list. While you can find people whose interests are similar to yours, fairly easily, there is such a range of ways to think about and appreciate these roads that one continually finds more to think about. I mean, I'm not very much "into" passenger cars and service, but I think it's great that we have Randy Brown who is, and who knows what he's talking about. Howard Haines and his desire to model a passenger train per decade is really interesting to me. I think Paul's deep interest in lettering, and the products he's putting out, are great. The discussions about flat/semi/glossy are somewhere between seriously interesting, and amusing, if I may say so.. I find steam fascinating, and while he's not on the list, Dan Biernacki (who is a Society member) is a very interesting man to talk to about steam engines. Others here on the list have helped me on occasion about steam. Knowing the industries along the line, as has been being discussed lately, contributes to the greater understanding of the business of the railroads, and to operations. I've been interested in history that didn't happen, lately, meaning the electrification of the ERIE's suburban service out of Jersey City. They came close, but didn't pull the trigger. Whatever, this has been a great thread, and I hope it continues. SGL ------------------------------ End of EL List Daily V3 #1364 *****************************
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