Someone ask a week or so ago about the consists of passenger trains. I found some original (on heavy yellow paper) consists of EL passenger trains as received by XD Telegraph Office in Youngstown. Will post what I have located. SMT Nov 24, 1966 Train #1 Consist from Hornell WGD D CS, CEW XD, RAP CY, JLS UK, OPRS J & HF Eng 820-813 Erie 6601 Mail Kansas City, EL-Chgo-ATSF (sealed) REX 3403 Express Chgo, Unit Haul EL 206 Mail Chgo EL 653 RPO Chgo EL 1318 Coach Chgo EL 1308 Coach Chgo EL 747 Diner Chgo Chenango Chgo EL 790 Tavern Lounge Youngstown Walkie-Talkie 169 9 Cars JRC 735PM Here's the same train from Youngstown WGD CD LRH GN RAP CY EIH CY MPN YA #1 820-813 11-25-66 Erie 6601 Mail Kansas City Chgo ATSF REX 3403 EXP CHGO Erie 127 Storage Mail CHGO EL 206 MAIL CHGO EL 653 RPO CHGO EL 1318 COACH CHGO EL 1308 COACH CHGO EL 747 DINER CHGO CHENANGO PULLMAN CHGO 9 cars CEW 126AM You will note that the Tavern Lounge came off at Youngstown and Erie 127 storage mail car was added. That move would have taken two yard crews---one to take the 790 off the rear and shove it to Brier Hill to turn and one to take the SM car out of the Terminal Track (off of the EB Main at YO) and place in train. Note that the SM car was placed in the train as the third car instead of directly on the head end. No doubt for some particular reason at Chicago. SMT The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List Sponsored by the ELH&TS http://www.elhts.org ------------------------------
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