Paul Brezicki wrote: I had wondered what had happened to train 77; it became NY-97. This train was HOT, with intermediate times almost as fast as NY-99. I remember it handling a lot of Plan I (motor carrier) traffic, including Navajo Trucking, that presumably didn't make the 99 cutoff at Croxton. A great reference is the V15#2 issue of the Diamond, which describes operations at the pig terminal in Chicago. You get some idea of what EL was up against where the author recounts how the Plan I traffic dropped off with the opening of I-80. This permitted a truck to get from Chicago to NY in 16 hours, with dock to dock time a full day faster than what EL was able to accomplish. Thank you! for mentioning the opening of I-80. The opening of the Interstate system and related highways is the "elephant in the room" too often ignored in these discussions. If I recall correctly, Plan I was the plan where the motor carrier retailed the service using its own trailers and contracted with the railroad to haul them. UPS was supposedly a form of Plan I. I recall references to "Plan I divisions" which implies that the railroad and motor carrier were each included in a published rate. WDB The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List Sponsored by the ELH&TS http://www.elhts.org ------------------------------
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