In a message dated 5/1/2008 9:25:37 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, paultup_@_alcatel-lucent.com writes: Not sure if the C424s were on a 15-year lease or not, but if the lease expired I would imagine the EL would have traded them in on newer B-B power (the planned purchases of U23Bs and GP38-2s pointed in that direction). .................. Paul and list----- It's doubtful that we'll ever know what the thought was in the Mechanical Dept. Former CMO Dave Huggins was probably the deciding factor. It's all speculation on my part, but I disagree with you. I think the C-424 and C-425's would have survived the U23B and GP-38 delivery and continued to haul drags and hot metal trains in the Youngstown area, power the hopper trains to North Randall, and be used on heavy locals, such as the Kent Local, the Sand Man and replacing the F's and RS-3's on the Niles and the New Castle Locals. Remember, the Mahoning Division was a haven for the Baldwin Road Switchers and the FM H-24-66 units. The Centuries, while four-wheelers, replaced the older BLW and FM units quite nicely. I believe the GP-38's and U23B's would have replaced GP7's and GP-9's on transfer and local jobs in Buffalo, Gang Mills, Binghamton, etc., allowing the GP's to be relegated to yard duty replacing aging NW-2's, etc. Again, just my thoughts, but I don't believe that we would have seen new $1M units being assigned to Mahoning Division drags and hot metal service. SMT **************Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001) The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List http://EL-List.railfan.net/ To Unsubscribe: http://Lists.Railfan.net/erielackunsub.html ------------------------------
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