> That land bridge service was first tried by NYC with a 54 > hour container train from NYC to LA, a 59 MPH average from > coast to coast. SP whined that they wanted a fast train with > the NYC too, but it was obvious that it just wasn't possible > with the SP's route so Perlman killed the SF train to stay on > good terms with the SP. > > Henry Well, yeah . . . .but it's well documented that SF had a nell of a time trying to maintain the schedule. And besides, SP couldn'ta done it anyway. SGL The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List Sponsored by the ELH&TS http://www.elhts.org ------------------------------
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