Re: (erielack) Re: Uncommon locals...

[Dlw1el2_@_aol.com]

In a message dated 6/24/2005 9:43:47 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
Charles_Walsh_@_Berlex.com writes:


Thanks, Todd, I think you may be right about the Dover Drill.   Maybe this
is a question for Bob Bahrs to  confirm.

Chuck



Todd  Hollritt                        
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Re: (erielack) Re: Uncommon locals...           

06/24/2005 09:36 AM           
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Todd Hollritt                 






Chuck wrote: Was the Port Morris turn also reponsible for  cars going to
Greendell after Conrail took  over?

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I would think a local such as the Dover Drill  would have worked the local
industries out there. The Dover Drill worked as  far west as Port Morris at
times. Not sure about the Cutoff  though.

Of note is the fact the Port Morris turn also swapped the units  used by the
Dover and Boonton Drills (Roustabouts).

Todd  -




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Todd, Chuck and Paul. 
I was hesitant to answer Paul's original post, not being 101% sure before  CR 
of Port Morris Turns.  I believe CS9 and PN98 were still running right  up 
till CR Day, April 1, 1976 but not 100%  sure.    
 
As Todd eluded to that term was a Conrail train, which it was.  I  know Paul 
is interested in what happened prior to CR.  After CR you had  Port Morris 
Turns and Easten Turns running almost every day, depending on the  year and month 
as you went further into CR. Since we are trying to augment this  discussion 
to a time factor prior to CR I won't say anymore about them.
 
If I was to guess, any PM turns prior to CR were to handle excessive local  
traffic between Croxton and Port M.  It was always extremely difficult to  get 
CS9 and PN98 from Scranton to Croxton with in the hours of service law, and  
if you had to recrew it on an excessive basis, you might as well run a PM turn  
to relieve it of some of the work. This is based about 60/40 on my own  
speculations, and remembered observations, so don't take it as gospel.
 
Bob Bahrs


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