So it appears that EL had no online customers in the RR Capital of the World. Except for the 14th St Frt hse and the 51st St TOFC term, Chicago traffic was all interchange. Amazing. Paul B I looked into the question of Erie and C&WI interchange. From what I > can find, which is darn little, I believe that virtually zero > interchange occurred between the two companies. > > Erie served its freight houses. > > C&WI had little line side industry. > > Belt Railway of Chicago (BRC) would have been the major interchange > partner for north and west bound cars from the Erie. Eastbound cars > from CNW, CMStP&P, CB&Q, IC, CGW, Soo, etc, and similar to westbound > cars, would be delivered to BRC, classified at Clearing, and delivered > to Erie at 51st Street. > > If I learn more in the future, I will pass it along. > > Ed The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List Sponsored by the ELH&TS http://www.elhts.org ------------------------------
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