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RE: (erielack) EL Motive power arrangements

> Are there any NJT guys on the list that remember showing up 
> Monday morning
> and their Power gone?  I am sure NJT Dispatchers were pealing 
> some paint
> yelling at the EL.
> I sure would like to hear their version.  


For clarification, "NJ Transit" didn't exist before 1980 (I believe that's the year). EL ran all passenger operations, and after EL, Conrail ran the passenger service. The operation was all VERY heavily subsidized by the State, however. The State finally took over all passenger operations with the formation of NJ Transit.

I'm sure Art Erdman could share stories about this, since he was dispatching at that time, but I think it would be the EL dispatchers yelling at the guys in Croxton who "stole" the units for the weekend (and I'm sure the State was contacting those dispatchers asking them where the units they paid for were!)



> Paul from what
> your saying I take it the GP-7's they used could not handle these cars
> either.  I would assume that if the U34CHs were not back 
> there was no power
> anywhere to be found.

Exactly!


> Just think how much we like some 
> Monday's.  No power
> No Trains Commuters stranded everywhere.  Everyone 
> scrambling.  Yikes!!

And that's the reason the practice was stopped.

	- Paul

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