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Re: (erielack) EL Big Hooks

Hello Everybody!

I can imagine a passenger on another road, while passing by a wreck clean-up and thinking:
"I don't know where that 'Bucyrus' Railroad runs, but it and the Erie must have a lot of
wrecks to have so many wreckers.  I've sure seen a lot labeled for them."

Michael R. Nickerson
Tracy, California, USA

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From: "Ron" <rdukarm_@_roadrunner.com>
To: "EL Mail List" <erielack_@_lists.railfan.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 5:34 PM


Todd,

The Erie always tended to cloak their wreck trains in stealth. On the other
hand, the DL&W almost had bill-board lettering on theirs. After the merger,
the Erie outlook was prevalent in the EL years, and even the car numbers got
smaller.

Ron Dukarm


Subject: Re: (erielack) EL Big Hooks


> Nice pic, thanks for posting it. Note the lack of reporting marks on the
> crane and flatcar. From what I've read, some railroads didn't feel it was
> a good idea to let folks know who's wrecker had to do a cleanup job. Bad
> publicity and all.
>
> Todd K. Stearns



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