RE: (erielack) DL&W Pioneer

["Peter Heimbach" <plh5_@_charter.net>]

The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad in the Twentieth Century,
Volume 1 and Volume 2
The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad in the Nineteenth Century.
Three very excellent books on a great railroad.  
Authors Thomas Townsend Taber and Thomas Townsend Taber III.
Recent prints should be available from Steamtown.  This 99.9% pre Erie
Lackawanna.  Chapter VII pages 146, 147 & 148 are the total discussion of
the E & L and Conrail.

Pete Heimbach


- -----Original Message-----
From: erielack-owner_@_lists.elhts.org [mailto:erielack-owner@lists.elhts.org]
On Behalf Of Todd Stearns
Sent: Sunday, 29 October, 2006 5:13 PM
To: erielack_@_lists.elhts.org
Subject: Re: (erielack) DL&W Pioneer

I hear Taber referenced alot, but never hear the title of the book(s)
referenced. I've got quite a ways to go in amassing my EL knowledge so any
light shed on this would be of great help. Thanks, Todd

- ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pete Scheckermann" <pschecke_@_columbus.rr.com>
To: "Frank P Adams" <frank.p.adams_@_verizonbusiness.com>;
<erielack_@_lists.Railfan.net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2006 8:38 PM
Subject: Re: (erielack) DL&W Pioneer


> Frank,
>
> Taber includes a brief description of the "Pioneer" on p227 and 229.  Some
> additional info can be found on page232 in the comparison of the 1936 and
> 1954 schedules.
>
> Briefly, the "Pioneer", symboled HC-1 replaced #19 6/24/1946 on a 9 hour,
55
> minute schedule to Buffalo and transfer to the Nickel Plate for a 33 hour
> schedule to Chicago.  By deduction, the train left Hoboken at 7 PM,
> Cleveland at 1PM next day and Chicago 4AM the day after.
>
> Pete S


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