Thanks that was a great article. When looking at the first attributed to the Erie Railroad many of which occurred in Orange County, NY it just unfortunate that a rail museum doesn't exist there. Railroads were pioneers in developing the modern industrial organization and the Erie was a pioneering railroad. - ----- Original Message ----- From: <jon-n-bev.liles_@_insightbb.com> To: "erielack_@_lists.elhts.org" <erielack@lists.railfan.net> Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2007 10:21 AM Subject: (erielack) Website Update > All, > > I have added the following articles in *.pdf format from Railway Age: > > A Century of Erie - > http://www.jon-n-bevliles.net/RAILROAD/articles/ra-051451.pdf > Novel Floor Construction Feature of New Pier (Erie) - > http://www.jon-n-bevliles.net/RAILROAD/articles/ra-v90-n7.pdf > > Articles Home: > http://www.jon-n-bevliles.net/RAILROAD/articles/articles.html > > I've also added the following two documents: > > Erie Railroad Company - Its Prospects Under Van Sweringen Management > http://www.jon-n-bevliles.net/RAILROAD/vansweringen.pdf > > Relocation of Erie Railroad in Wanaque Reservoir > http://www.jon-n-bevliles.net/RAILROAD/wanaquereservoir.pdf > > The first document was commisioned to sell stock in the Erie after the Wan > Sweringens took over. It has a lot of data about the railroad. The > detailed maps in the back of the document of Chicago Facilities and > Swithing districts is very nice. > > The second document is a contract document that descibes all of the work > needed to relocate the Erie ROW in Wanaque Reservoir. There are twelve > maps at the end of the document that detail the changes made. > > Both of these documents are large so it will take a bit of time to > download them. > > More to come! > > See you at the convention (my hometown)! > > Jon Liles > ELHS # 3158 > ELHTS # 45 > CVRHS # 195 > NMRA # 125464 > http://www.jon-n-bevliles.net/RAILROAD/index.html > > > The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List > Sponsored by the ELH&TS > http://www.elhts.org > To Unsubscribe: http://lists.elhts.org/erielackunsub.html > The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List Sponsored by the ELH&TS http://www.elhts.org To Unsubscribe: http://lists.elhts.org/erielackunsub.html ------------------------------
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