One other memory I have of the ex-Erie Baldwins running at speed was in the summer of 1963, the last summer of the complete/unaltered DL&W Boonton Line. I was walking over the Parish Drive viaduct in Mountain View and a westbound freight headed by I think three Baldwins passed by. It was in mid afternoon and this was probably a train headed either for Phillipsburg or Scranton. I remember it had a lot of those short LNE boxcars in the consist. I assumed these cars were headed back to the cement district in Pennsylvania. One line that seemed to stick with the Baldwins into the 70s was PRSL. Ed - -----Original Message----- From: erielack-owner_@_lists.elhts.org [mailto:erielack-owner_@_lists.elhts.org] On Behalf Of DLW1155@aol.com Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 8:05 PM To: luxpan_@_hotmail.com; erielack@lists.railfan.net Subject: Re: (erielack) May calendar shot Another problem with Baldwin products is that their MU system was pnuematically actuated therefor they could not MU with anything but themsleves. The early Alco S-class switchers and RS1's that were MU capable used a different size MU cable with fewer pins than today's 27-pin standard jumpers making them incompatible, also. Some railroads modifed their units to overcome these problems but most Baldwins remained unaltered throughout their service life. Certain schedules of airbrake equipment were also not compatible preventing some models from MUing with others. Al Holleuffer The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List Sponsored by the ELH&TS http://www.elhts.org The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List Sponsored by the ELH&TS http://www.elhts.org ------------------------------
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