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(erielack) EL baggage cars off their home rails

Paul,

I grew up in Buffalo (Kenmore) and have been in/around Cleveland OH since 1978.

Thru many different ways I have OG's back to 1948 or thereabouts plus 
numerous NYC timetables.  Classic Trains a year or 2 ago did a spread 
showing Buffalo Central Terminal between 2330 and 0630 the next 
day.  A phenomenal # of trains but an even great # of cars switched 
back and forth.  All in the days before radios. The Pit-Tor sleeper 
arrived about 2345 but did not leave until 0400-0500 something.  It 
must've been parked way out of the way.

Dale

>From: "Paul Brezicki" <doctorpb_@_bellsouth.net>
>Subject: Re: (erielack) EL baggage cars off their home rails
>
>Dale, where did you live then? My oldest OG is 1967. It shows connecting
>service to Boston and Cleveland but in the wee hours and of course, no
>through sleepers to those points. I wonder what year NHL teams stopped using
>trains?
>
>Paul B
>
>That baggage car could have been bouncing around the NYC for a while
>and ended up going to Toronto.
>
>In the early 1960's there were several overnight NYC-Toronto trains
>on the Central altho the 371-376 pair were the primary one.  By the
>end of the Central, 371-376 were the survivors.
>
>Go back far enough and you'll have thru Cleveland-Toronto,
>Pittsburgh-Toronto, Boston-Toronto sleepers on the Central.
>
>And I too remember trios of brown and cream.
>
>Dale


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