This one is going to get interseting. Central folks are sure of themselves as are Erie people. Sure look forward to the points being proven. i look forward to the book and its documenations and the proof. Rick In a message dated 7/4/2007 6:13:49 AM Eastern Daylight Time, doctorpb_@_bellsouth.net writes: 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 The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List Sponsored by the ELH&TS http://www.elhts.org To Unsubscribe: http://lists.elhts.org/erielackunsub.html ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List Sponsored by the ELH&TS http://www.elhts.org To Unsubscribe: http://lists.elhts.org/erielackunsub.html ------------------------------ End of EL Mail List Digest V3 #2436 ***********************************
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