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Re: (erielack) EL baggage cars off their home rails

At the risk of being chastised by the List Police, I'd like to comment on  
the above and the response by both Paul and Dale.  It does have some  connection 
to the list as it involves Youngstown as the EL and P&LE had  joint service 
into Youngstown with some trains.
 
Former PRR-PC-Conrail-NS Pittsburgh area Asst Supt Max Solomon II many  times 
told me of his first railroad employment tasks which was actually a NYC  Asst 
TM at Ashtabula, OH.  That is a little known fact as Max lives,  breathes and 
bleeds PRR, but he worked for a very short time on the NYC.   Max was in 
charge of supervising the passenger train switching moves at  Ashtabula.  In the 
very early 1960's there was still a nightly train  #277 from Pittsburgh to 
Youngstown (NYC Station) that continued on as  follows:  NYC #272 YO to Ashtabula, 
#28 Ash to Buffalo, #371  (NYC-TH&B-CP) Buffalo to Toronto and from Buffalo 
east the train was still  #28 to Albany and Boston.  Through cars were carried 
from Pittsburgh to  Ashtabula and Buffalo.  Some cars were removed at 
Ashtabula went west on  the NYC.  At one time there was a nightly Pullman on the train 
for Massena  due to Alcoa headquarters in Pittsburgh and the plant in 
Massena, but that is a  subject for the passenger cars lists, not this list.
 
During that time period the EL-P&LE had through service Cleveland to  
Pittsburgh via the Youngstown EL station.  Those trains contained checked  baggage 
and storage mail.  
 
It is entirely possible that the EL baggage car in question on the original  
post (en route Toronto) moved  
Youngstown-Cleveland-(Youngstown)-Pittsburgh-Ashtabula-Buffalo-Toronto.   During the late 50's and early 60's I would 
certainly think that Pittsburgh  could generate an entire carload of mail for Toronto 
and via.
 
Just my unsolicited two-cents worth on the topic.
 
SMT



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