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(erielack) another excursion



>1st excursion i rode was in the fall of 1963 on a sunday - buffalo 
>to corning to blossburg penn - we rode erie stillwell coaches - on 
>the way to corning the train stopped atop the bridge at letchworth 
>park for 10-15 minutes - after we pulled off the bridge there was a 
>buffalo bound egular passenger train sitting on the siding waiting 
>for our departure - the blossburg yard had 2 coal hoppers in it - 
>there were supposed to be none - took the crew over 3 hours to 
>rearrange the train and have the power and baggage car in the right 
>place to depart - it was an 11pm arrival back in buffalo and the 
>coaches had to be back in port jervis for the monday 
>morning  commuters - ralph mcclive




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