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RE: (erielack) Perishables To Cleveland

The Nickel Plate Story was just aired on RFD TV this past week. RFD has a
weekly show called Trains and Locomotives that airs two or three times a week.
The first airing of each show is Monday at 6 pm EDT. RFD TV is available on
DirecTV, Dish Network and I believe some cable systems. I have Trains and
Locomotives set to record each week on my DVR. I did in fact record The Nickel
Plate Story as well as the Wabash video. The film should not be confused with
Rehor's NKP book of the same name.

Last week it was vintage Western Maryland footage and some WM Scenic steam.

Henry

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On Wed, 4 Jul 2007, Stephen Twarogowski wrote:

> A little late on this thread, and if more was discussed on this earlier, I
> missed it so I apologize if I am duplicating any replies.  The Northern Ohio
> Food Terminal was on NKP tracks and according to the Nickel Plate Story
> film, the NKP handled (at the time the film was produced) 95% of all inbound
> perishable traffic into metro-Cleveland.  There is a not GP7 or GP9 in the
> film, just some NKP diesel switchers and lots of Berks, if that helps to
> date the film.  It is available from Mark I Video in combo with a Wabash
> produced film.  Also, in the NKP guide to the NKP District, Buffalo to
> Chicago, it states that the NKP brought in via road haul 17,527 cars to the
> terminal and received 1,264 from connecting lines.  The receiving and
> holding yard had a capacity of over 800 cars for the terminal.  This guide
> was published by the NKP in 1954.  The Erie interchange figures for 1953
> printed in the book state:  NKP delivered 10,426 cars to the Erie and
> received 3,299 (Erie to W&LE [Literary Street Yard] and NKP [East 55th]
> connections inclusive) but there is no breakdown showing if the Erie had any
> sizable contribution to the 1,264 cars destined for the Food Terminal from
> connecting roads.
> 
> Steve
> 


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