True, probably not a factor now. Back in the EL time period they handled a lot of intermodal at the Akron ramp, for the Cleveland-Akron-Canton region. A lot has changed since then. Mike - --- Paul Brezicki <doctorpb_@_bellsouth.net> wrote: > It may well include Cleveland, since UPS dist. > centers tend to cover a large area. I doubt it would > have made a difference for EL, since UPS did not use > rail for shipments between the east coast and Ohio. > > Paul B > > From: Mike Spinelli <idrsspin_@_yahoo.com> > Subject: Re: (erielack) Marion Intermodal Terminal > > Here's an ironic twist to this thread. > > UPS recently built a distribution center in > Wadsworth, > Ohio. I don't know how much area the center covers, > but it see's quite a few trucks in and out.Maybe > it's > just Akron, Wooster, Medina, maybe it includes > greater > Cleveland too. > > What's ironic is the center is built adjacent to the > former EL mainline. > > If the EL had lived and maintained that contract, > who > knows... > > > > > The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List > Sponsored by the ELH&TS > http://www.elhts.org > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List Sponsored by the ELH&TS http://www.elhts.org ------------------------------
This HTML page is © 2000-2008 Blue Moon Online System and The Railfan Network
This page and the data contained therein may not be reproduced
for any form of commercial use without the explicit permission
of J. Henry Priebe Jr. or his duly authorized agent.