Ron Dukarm asked: > We all know that steam locomotives faded from the scene on > Erie and DL&W > in 1953. However, steam power did not. Both the Erie and DL&W > continued > to use steam power in bridges, tugs, ferries, cranes, pile > drivers, wreckers, > ditchers, along with steam heat in buildings and passenger cars. Could it be that the Erie was not doing as well, financially speaking, and felt that diesel power was more efficient (and money-saving) for crane (and other) operation than steam? Just a wild assumption... - Paul The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List Sponsored by the ELH&TS http://www.elhts.org ------------------------------
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