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Re: (erielack) Lodging location for crews -Taylor Yd

There was a big 2-story house on the Keyser Vlley side of Taylor 
yard..........this stemmed from the days when Hampton Yard was a huge 
facility for coal shipments. By the early 60s, Hampton was pretty much the 
refuge for old coal cars but the house still stood there ovelooking a once 
busy railroad yard. As we trundled a few cars to the remains of Keyser 
Valley shops & going thru Hampton Yd on the way, I recieved another history 
lesson from the old-head engineer. That there was the railroad YMCA when I 
was your age....(probly about 1925 or so)...Now it's one of the biggest 
w----houses in the back valley.
         I guess the owner reasoned it already had the beds & numerous small 
rooms & was relatively isolated soooo......
   This was about 1962 or so.
Regards to all,
Walter E. Smith
>From: "Russell Hallock" <rhallock_@_frontiernet.net>
>Reply-To: "Russell Hallock" <rhallock_@_frontiernet.net>
>To: <erielack_@_lists.railfan.net>
>Subject: Re: (erielack) Lodging location for crews
>Date: Sat, 7 May 2005 22:34:54 -0400
>
>Maybrook had a RR YMCA.  I suppose mainly for New Haven crews but other RR
>crews probably used it too.  I think it was gone by about 1970.  I ate 
>there
>sometimes. The place looked like a big wooden bungalow.
>    Roanoke had a very nice RR "Y".  I stayed there during one of the NRHS
>conventions in the early 80's and I think it only cost $5 or $6 a night.
>         RH
>
>----- Original Message -----
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>Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2005 5:04 PM
>Subject: (erielack) Lodging location for crews
>
>
> > I'd like to know about lodging facilities and locations for crews in EL
> > days, especially on the east end.
>
>
>
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