(erielack) EL to New Castle--was EL around Youngstown

[Lee Ryglinski <lee.ryglinski_@_gmail.com>]

Walt Smith shared with us that he never had the opportunity to do the 
New Castle run from Ferrona, just wondering if there is anyone out there 
that did. I grew up in New Castle, and have fond memories of seeing a 
GMY RS-3 and red caboose parked next to the station in New Castle. As 
far as I know the station is still there, it has been moved about 100 
yards north of its' original location due to a road widening project 
many years ago. The station is now the home of the local chamber of 
commerce or something similar. I'd like to find out just what the 
primary commodity or product was that the EL carried to New Castle and 
if they interchanged with anyone in New Castle. At that time the B&O, 
Pennsylvania (Penn Central) and P&LE all served New Castle in addition 
to the EL. I believe that Steve Timko mentioned that the New Castle run 
lasted up until Conrail day.

Another Youngstown area question that I have for those familiar, if you 
are driving west on Interstate 80 and cross the PA line into Ohio, the 
first exit in Ohio is Hubbard. Just west of the Hubbard exit the highway 
crosses over an area that at one time had a sizable railroad yard. The 
last time I drove over it there were only one or two tracks remaining 
there. Was this an EL location or yard, and was there any connection 
there with the Bessemer and Lake Erie railroad?

Thanks

Lee Ryglinski
ELHS #1265



>Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2007 11:58:14 -0500
>From: "Walter Smith" <wsmith5957_@_hotmail.com>
>Subject: Re: (erielack) EL around Youngstown

>   I remember working at Ferrona yard in 1960 or so and we had a Baldwin 
>switcher  with orders to go 'up the hill' with 10 cars of ore to the 
>shenango furnace on a hill just above the yard. It wa a hard pull and the 
>old baldwin was down on its' knees at the top where we spotted the ore and 
>gathered up a few MT hoppers & did some switching for the trip back down. 
>There was 1 or 2 blast furnaces up there and they were mainly served by the 
>PRR, but the ERIE had this one track up the hill. One job I NEVER worked out 
>of Ferrona was the Newcastle run, but that was held by some old-timers.

>Regards,

>Walt Smith



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