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My post from yesterday failed to appear in today's Digest so I'll try again.

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From: "Paul Brezicki" <doctorpb_@_bellsouth.net>
To: "EL Mailing List" <erielack_@_lists.railfan.net>
Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2007 6:39 AM
Subject: November Calendar


> Paul hasn't commented yet so I'll have a go at this month's photo. The 
> caption ID's the train as NY-100 at Arden NY on this date in 1964. I'm not 
> very familiar with the territory but there's no reason to think otherwise. 
> The April 1964 schedule lists the train as simply #100, although this may 
> have changed later that year. 1966 schedules show it as NY-100. In the 
> 1960's, NY-100 was not exclusively TOFC. The 1963 schedule shows it with 
> stock cars for Chester NY (which is west of here), but I'm not sure if 
> this was still teh case in late 1964. It appears the photo was taken from 
> a property inside a security fence. I believe the Thruway has been 
> completed by this date, and other photos of the area show it running 
> alongside the EL in places. On the point is C425 2460 leading a couple of 
> phase 1 GP35's. The first round of 2nd gen purchases has been completed, 
> and it would be a few years before new 6-axle power (SD45's) would appear.
>
> The first 5 flats appear to be lo-deck cars; their deck height of 31" (10" 
> lower than standard height) was designed for low-clearance routes. Note 
> the roofline of the trailer is level with those of the boxcar and locos. 
> Of course, Erie clearances were not a problem, and you would expect to see 
> a cut of these cars headed for the New Haven at Maybrook. By this date the 
> Clejan era had come to a close. Any 100 appearing in a daylight photo on 
> the NY Div is hours behind schedule. In 1964 it was due in Croxton at 
> 0145. I think a couple of trailers belong to Spector, a large trucker that 
> did a lot of Plan 1 business, but I can't identify "roadnames" on the 
> other trailers. There are several high-cube drop-frame trailers, which 
> were common in the 1960's.
>
> Paul B 


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