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RE: (erielack) "Lackawanna" Rail



South Buffalo Railway pretty much had a monopoly on Lackawanna/Bethlehem Steel
in Lackawanna, NY, but they interchanged directly with most of the local roads
and I believe the DL&W as well at Abbott Rd Yard, possibly via the adjacent
BR&P/B&O.

Henry

On Tue, 3 May 2005, Schuyler Larrabee wrote:

> It refers to Lackawanna Steel, in Lackawanna NY, just south of Buffalo.  I don't >think< it was served by DL&W, but rather
> NYC, or NKP.  Henry??
> 
> SGL
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: erielack-owner_@_lists.elhts.org 
> > [mailto:erielack-owner_@_lists.elhts.org] On Behalf Of Erie910
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 9:51 PM
> > To: erielack_@_lists.railfan.net
> > Subject: (erielack) "Lackawanna" Rail
> > 
> > After running a train to Tipton, IN on a former Nickel 
> > Plate/N&W/NS line, I noticed that some of the rail had 
> > "LACKAWANNA" on it in raised letters.  I assume that this was 
> > the producer of the rail, rather than rail produced for the 
> > Lackawanna.  Was there a rail producer by that name that was 
> > a Lackawanna customer?
> > 
> > 
> > Ken Bush
> > 
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