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RE: (erielack) Hot Westbounds

Steve and all,

I found this superb reference to EL freight trains across the entire lifespan of the railroad, complete with when/where certain trains ran. I believe this is Jim Gerofsky's site:

http://www.geocities.com/gero404/gray/el_ops.html

	- Paul


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> [mailto:erielack-owner_@_lists.elhts.org]On Behalf Of Smtimko@aol.com
> Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 8:40 AM
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> Subject: Re: (erielack) Hot Westbounds
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> Hot Westbound trains included the NY-77 which operated from 
> Croxton and the  
> MB-77 which operated from Maybrook.  They were not as hot as 
> the 99's but  
> carried any loaded traffic from those points as well as 
> moving the empties back  
> to the western roads to save per diem expenses.  The NY-77 
> (or sometimes  the 
> MB-77) made a daily (M-F) pick up at Jamestown.  Blackstone 
> Radiator  loaded a 
> boxcar of radiators for Jeep at Toledo daily.  The Jamestown 
> Yard  crew 
> pulled the load late in the day and placed it at the Second 
> Street Spur or  Track 
> JN-1 (which were both off of the WB main) for the 77 to pick 
> up.   This traffic 
> was known as "The Creston Radiators" as it was set off at 
> Creston  for 
> movement to Toledo via N&W.
>  
> There was also a MB-99 and a PB-1.  MB-99 had mostly hot 
> mixed traffic  and 
> the PB-1 was a hot westbound pig train.  PB-1 came off of the D&H  at 
> Binghamton.  I suspect the PB-1 was at one time known as 
> PB-99---I don't  remember the 
> sequence of events but the PB-1 was listed in the EMP TT in  1964.
> 
> SMT
> 
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