Re: (erielack) Marion Intermodal Terminal

["Paul Brezicki" <doctorpb_@_bellsouth.net>]

Rich,

Thanks for clearing that up; I didn't know the GSA had TWO facilities in 
Marion. EL's own TOFC facility was off Kenton St on the northeast side of 
the yard. It had a capacity of 6 long flats but I doubt it saw much use. In 
EL in Color there is a hand drawn diagram that shows the switch at the west 
end of the ordinance facility siding (trailing point for WB's); the area is 
labelled "Government Storage Area-GSA". This arrangement probably explains 
why 2-NY-100 was allowed 40 min at Marion, double the time for all other 
stops of UPS trains: presumably the power had to cutoff at the yard and run 
wrong main to pickup the cars, then take them back to the train. Is it 
possible a wye was installed here for the UPS operation?

Paul B

- ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "R.M."Rich" Tubbs" <rich_@_richtubbs.net>
To: "Erie Lackawanna List" <erielack_@_lists.elhts.org>; 
<doctorpb_@_bellsouth.net>
Sent: Monday, September 04, 2006 1:20 PM
Subject: (erielack) Marion Intermodal Terminal


> On Monday, Sept 04, Paul Brezicki stated....
>
> "There's an interesting sidebar in this month's Trains article about KCS 
> that describes operations at what may be the newest intermodal terminal in 
> the US: Marion Industrial Center, the former GSA facility that was the 
> location of EL's Marion piggyback ramp in the 70's, used mostly for UPS 
> traffic"
>
> I need to clear up some misinformation. Yes, the Marion Industrial Center, 
> which was ONE of TWO GSA facilities in Marion, is the new intermodal 
> facility....However, this site was NOT used ever by the EL. This GSA area, 
> or the "depot" as it's known here in Marion, is on the south side of the 
> Erie/NYC trackage and was thusly served solely by the NYC and PC. The 
> other GSA facility, known locally as the "ordinance plant" was on the 
> north side of the track and was served by the Erie/EL from a facing point 
> connection east of Madison Avenue which crossed Fairground Street and went 
> north into the ordinance plant area, and the Pennsylvania (now, the NS) 
> railroads whose connecting spur came from the far north end near Likens 
> Road and went southward into the ordinance area. The two railroads shared 
> a wye near the site of the current UPS facility. UPS purchased some of 
> this GSA property for their operations and thus was born the EL piggyback 
> ramp. Part of the joint operating agreement for the trackage between 
> Galion and Marion between the Erie/EL and NYC/PC was that the Erie served 
> all customers on the north side and the NYC serviced all on the south 
> side.
>
> Hope this helps clear up the misunderstandings....
>
> Rich Tubbs
> Marion OH
> Former EL Tower Operator
>
>
> 


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