Picked this up today via a former E-L man............. W E Flight was the last EL Superintendent on the Mahoning Division and the first non-PRR man to become Superintendent in Altoona for the Conrail Allegheny Division. This occurred in October 1979 after the former PRR and EL divisions were merged in Youngstown. His other positions included Trainmaster and/or Road Foreman in Hoboken, Trainmaster in Youngstown, Supt of the Buffalo Creek RR, System Road Foreman of EL. Bill was a gentlemen, fair and truthful, and 100% railroad. I remember him at the throttle of the Reading 4-8-4 at Johnsons, Ohio in the early years of Conrail. smt Dorothy Flight, wife of Bill Flight (former Division Superintendent of CR Allegheny Division, and former System RFE for EL) passed away August 26 after a long battle with cancer. Bill and Dot had been married for 61 years and have two sons. For those who might want to give their condolences: William E. Flight 2636 Niagara Way Grand Island, FL 32735 ************************************** See what's new 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 ------------------------------
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