Thanks, Gary, that makes sense. I don't know if you can answer this, but
I'm curious how the DL&W (and later the EL) might have handled these
reservations. For example, would I have walked up to the station in Brick
Church, or Blairstown, and made the reservation? And where was the central
booking records kept in order that, for example, #3 on June 3, 1954 wasn't
overbooked?
Chuck
"Gary R. Kazin"
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Re: (erielack) No.21
09/02/2004 03:16 PM
Please respond to
"Gary R. Kazin"
- --- Charles_Walsh_@_Berlex.com wrote:
> Did the train just go to Scranton, or Buffalo? I'm wondering if it made
> any stops that the Phoebe Snow didn't. (I realize it went up the Boonon
> Line.) I guess what I'm getting at is why would the Lackawanna run the
> train if the folks on the line could wait for the "real thing"? Or did
> it serve to get some folks over the Poconos?
The usual reason for running an 'advance' train was heavy traffic - more
reservations than one train could handle, usually on a seasonal basis.
When you made a reservation, you were told which train you would be
riding, so you'd come at the right time. The advance train had all the
amenities of the regular one, though usually didn't carry the head end
traffic (mail, express). Sometimes checked baggage was sent on the
advance train even if the passenger was on the regular train (if it was
received in time) so it would be waiting at the station.
For a while, #21 was the daily year-round Erie-side connection at
Binghamton, taking about an hour longer. I have the )ct 25, 1964
timetable showing this.
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Gary R. Kazin
DL&W Milepost R35.7
Rockaway, New Jersey
http://www.geocities.com/gkazin/index.html
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