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Re: (erielack) Calendar time... a bit early :)

 Though not a bad photo, especially with the signal, it would be better with 
the light more on the side of the train we see. My opinion only of course. 
The ex-Erie signal is a classic and really makes the photo much nicer. Did 
the DLW ever have any like that? The Otisville station almost looks like a 
mobile home!

Todd K. Stearns

( I didn't want to peak ahead of time, though Paul presents a valid reason 
to do so. )



- ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tupaczewski, Paul R (Paul)" <paultup_@_alcatel-lucent.com>
To: "EL Mail List" <erielack_@_lists.railfan.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 3:55 PM
Subject: (erielack) Calendar time... a bit early :)


> Hi folks,
>
> Since I'm off to Las Vegas on business in a day-and-a-half, and I won't
> have access to my EL calendar, I've decided to flip the calendar
> today... :)
>
> April's image features EL C424 #2409 in its as-delivered B/Y scheme
> storming out of Otisville Tunnel, trailed by a trio of FAs (which seemed
> to be a pretty common lashup when they were delivered). It's leading
> train NY-98 with mixed freight, including "something" on a flat car two
> cars back, as well as some trailers-on-flats further back. The "plain
> jane" Otisville station lies to the left of the Alco, and the former
> Great Notch signal gantry (was it replaced by this time, or did the
> wreck that took down the original one post-date this photo? I can't
> remember...) sits at the right.
>
> The Alco still has its as-delivered horn placement, before the EL
> started putting the "blat" horns on wacky brackets overhanging the cab
> face. This image on the C424s always makes me wonder if this is how the
> Erie would have looked if it continued forward without merging. The
> ballast is still fairly well-kept by the date of this May 3, 1964 image.
> Overall, not a bad shot - too bad the majority of the train is in
> shadow, though the "punch" of light on the nose makes for a dramatic
> vision of that Century.
>
> Oh yeah, the calendar states that April 6 is Daylight Savings Time.
> D'oh! :)
>
> I think we'll be seeing a lot more variety in the upcoming ELHS/ELDCPS
> calendar, by the way...
>
> - Paul
>
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