How in the world did I ever miss that move - I must have been in school - ...........pretty unusual not to have the customary 4-6-2 on the headend of the 'bomber'. A sign of impending doom!!! Walt Smith> From: raildata_@_comcast.net> To: erielack@lists.railfan.net> Subject: Re: (erielack) DL&W S-2s (482,483) EL(541,542)> Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2008 09:51:47 -0700> > 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 b e 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 > > > The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List> http://EL-List.railfan.net/> To Unsubscribe: http://Lists.Railfan.net/erielackunsub.html _________________________________________________________________ Send e-mail faster without improving your typing skills. http://windowslive.com/Explore/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_speed_122008 The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List http://EL-List.railfan.net/ To Unsubscribe: http://Lists.Railfan.net/erielackunsub.html ------------------------------
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