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(erielack) Teletype for train orders
- Subject: (erielack) Teletype for train orders
- From: Philip Albano <palbano_@_earthlink.net>
- Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 20:51:50 -0500 (GMT-05:00)
Ken and list:
Ken wrote:
>Did the Erie, E-L, or Lackawanna ever use Teletype machines for
>transmitting train orders?
Not that I'm know of. Just a few towers on the West End even had them and they were mainly used for train consists. They were cantankerous machines that were not missed when the EL switched to the IBM card system.
Philip Albano
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