RE: (erielack) Lackawanna Lightweight Coaches

[Tim <njmidland_@_peoplepc.com>]

Lightweight coaches are more at the mercy of track condition than heavyweight cars.  This is especially true if the heavyweight car has 3 axle trucks.  I suspect that by the late 60's track condition was such that it would matter.  I rode the Milwaukee Road (on Amtrak) from Chicago to Minneapolis in the early 1980's in one of the ex-Sante Fe "El Capitan" cars and felt like I was out on the ocean.  A couple of times I thought we were on the ground.  On the way back I was on an ex-IC heavyweight business car and the ride was smooth enough that wine didn't spill out of the wine glasses.

I have been told be many people that diner 741 always rode very well.

Tim

- -----Original Message-----
From: "Montgomery, Edward T" <Edward.Montgomery_@_fcps.edu>
Sent: Mar 9, 2005 8:09 AM
To: Richard Recordon <recordor_@_comcast.net>, 
	EL List <erielack_@_lists.railfan.net>
Subject: RE: (erielack) Lackawanna Lightweight Coaches

LAST NIGHT I REMEMBERED WHERE I GOT THE IDEA THAT THE LACKAWANNA
LIGHTWEIGHT COACHES HAD PROBLEMS.  IN THE SPRING OF 1972 WILLIAM D.
MIDDLETON WROTE AN ARTICLE IN "TRAINS" ABOUT RIDING THE ERIE AND
ERIE-LACKAWANNA BETWEEN CHICAGO AND JERSEY CITY HOBOKEN.  HE MENTIONED
THAT HE WOULD BE ONE OF THE FEW PASSENGERS WHO WOULD MAKE THE END-TO-END
TRIP.  HE COMPLAINED THAT AFTER THE MERGER THE OLD ERIE REBUILT COACHES
WERE REPLACED WITH THE LACKAWANNA CARS WHICH HE DESCRIBED AS DESIGNED
MORE FOR DAY-COACH PASSENGERS.  HE MENTIONED THAT THE ERIE CARS WERE
BETTER FOR OVERNIGHT TRAVEL.  ANY THOUGHTS ON THAT?

ED MONTGOMERY


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