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Re: (erielack) Fwd: [NYC-Railroad] re: Erie Railroad

I also believe it is completely untrue.  The NYC owned a sizable interest in
the DL&W, not the Erie.

On 7/4/07, Paul Brezicki <doctorpb_@_bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
> This is pretty far-fetched IMHO. "That new 99/100 schedule looks pretty
> good, but let's run it by the folks at the Central to see if they'll let us
> do it." Give me a break. Any communication that begins with "All will be
> revealed..." tends to put my BS meter in the red zone.
>
> Paul B
>
> It is the tip of the iceberg. All will be revealed in one of my upcoming
> books. But, the NYC held ownership of about 20% of Erie continuing into
> Erie-Lackawanna. To make a long story short, the NYC went so far as to
> dictate the schedules of certain Erie trains, including passenger trains
> and TOFC business so as to not provide direct competition with primary NYC
> trains. A lot of backroom deals were involved.
>
> John F. in California
>
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