Photos of the two units working together can also be found in Ed Miller's "Trackside...Scranton" (pp 62-63) on the L&WV returning from ex-Erie lines and in Chuck Yungkurth's "Hard Coal" series in RMC (3-82) up at the Northwest Coal, Raymond breaker. Mike Oravec Dlw1el2_@_aol.com wrote: > I think this question came up many years ago and I think I then gave a wrong > answer via a quick look into Preston Cooks all color book that has a > detailed roster at the back of it. I again gave a quick look at it several days > ago and gave the wrong answer again. The Erie Power book which I don't have, > has the correct answer in regards to the two Lackawanna switchers ( not three > ) that were MU able. The 481 came as a separate one unit order but it was > not MU capable. I think I will finally make a correction in Preston's book. > :( 482, and 483 are the correct answer for the two Lackawanna Alco > switchers that were MUable. > > Per one of my good former Scranton Shop friends, one of their haunts, when > they would be MUed was working the Pompey mine run at Scranton. This Breaker > on the NYS&W was accessed via the O & W after the Lackawanna's Winton Br was > abandon. My article in Vol 12 No 1 of the Diamond and Vol 14 No 1 of Flags, D > iamonds and Statues on motive power assignments for April 12, 1957 showed > both of those two engines working in Hoboken on separate passenger drills that > particular day. > > Also, for the record, a builders photo I have of 482 confirms MU receptacles > on both ends of the unit. > > Bob Bahrs > > > > > The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List http://EL-List.railfan.net/ To Unsubscribe: http://Lists.Railfan.net/erielackunsub.html ------------------------------
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