Edward, Can you be more specific about the picture? (page #?) Do you mean a lineup of cabooses? - Paul > -----Original Message----- > From: Edward Mines [mailto:ed_mines_@_yahoo.com] > Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 11:19 AM > To: erielack_@_Lists.Railfan.net > Subject: (erielack) Erie cabooses > > > How common were caboose lines on Erie before 1950? > > There's a John Long photo of one of these lines taken during > a snow storn at night in "Erie Power". Were they common > during the day, only at night, or only on a few days like holidays? > > I'd like to model one if they were common. > > How frequently did train men stay in cabooses over night? I > would much prefer to stay in a YMCA or boarding house. Did > the railroad pay for the YMCA/boarding house or did the train man? > > Did each crew have it's own caboose? The same caboose could > be used for all crews on long distance trains like > NYC-Chicago produce trains if the crews stayed in YMCAs. > > Ed > > > --------------------------------- > Discover Yahoo! > Stay in touch with email, IM, photo sharing & more. Check it out! > > 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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