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Re:RE: (erielack) EL stands for ERIE LACKAMONEY

I heard it as Erie Lackawampum -- always an Erie problem, thanks to Jay Gould and Jim Fisk and others who never seemed to come away the poorer for their involment.

Randy Brown
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Considering all of the regulations EL was under, it was difficult for them to operate even with good management.  It might have been a different story if congress had permitted deregulation in the early 70s. EL may have become a stronger road with N&W pleased to take them on as a partner.

Here's a thought though:  EL always seemed to have pretty good labor management relationships.  If EL had survived and had ultimately merged with N&W or AT&SF, would that good spirit continue on?  Probably PC could have used a lot more EL management on the top but I believe politics kind of kept that in the PC camp.

The first time I ever heard of Erie Lackamoney was when I was visiting friends in Marion, Ohio in the winter of 1976.  The local newspaper used that term as a lot of people were concerned about their jobs knowing that CR would close the EL operation down.

Ed Montgomery


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