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Re: (erielack) DL&W S-2s (482,483) EL(541,542)

In the forthcoming Morning Sun DL&W Facilities book I have a shot of DL&W 
483 taken from the Weste Lackawanna birdige over the tracks. Was taken in 
1948 and you can clearly see the MU connectors on the front. Also can see 
the hose for the conductor's passenger train signal to the cab.

And my error in the caption has an error in that I say the the hose was afor 
a "cab signal" which give the wrong impression.  One of these Alcos was used 
on the Bloomsburg  passenger traion during the prolonged coal strick back in 
the 40s.

Chuck Yungkurth
Boulder CO.

- ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Oravec" <MOEL_@_paonline.com>
To: "EL Mail List" <erielack_@_lists.railfan.net>
Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2008 9:34 PM
Subject: Re: (erielack) DL&W S-2s (482,483) EL(541,542)


> 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
>>
>>
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