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Re: (erielack) TOFC
Working the PJ yard I remember seeing this eastbound train on several
occassions in 1969 timeframe as you described . The yardmaster and the yard
crew referred to it as a "Meat Special".
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From: <Wjm2223_@_cs.com>
To: ""david heckman"" <boots93_@_brinet.com>
Cc: ""elhs"" <erielack_@_lists.elhts.org>
Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2006 11:35 PM
Subject: RE: (erielack) TOFC
> On the subject of UPS fast freight I haven't seen anything about the
> apparently short lived Adv NY 100 that ran in 1969 once a week, Sat nignt,
> out of 51st Yard with an entirely meat consist of refrigerated trailers
> all for "Bergen". Bergen was operating personnel jargon for Croxton. This
> had to be a unique operation in that there could not have been many
> examples of solid Croxton trains out of Chicago.
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