Dr. Brezicki said: As I understand it, this was an unofficial nickname (at least initially) that came from the employees Mr. Larrabee replied: It might have >>originated<< with employees, but it was not "just an unofficial nickname." >>The name started in the mid-50s, (1954?) Quoting from a May 1951 Trains magazine article, entitled "Route of the Flying Saucers" by Wallace W. Abbey: "The Saucer (that's a nickname given it by Erie employees) is the Erie's answer to the trucks in the l.c.l. field -- a solid train of l.c.l. and freight forwarder cars on a second-morning-delivery timing in both directions." The same article makes mention of "swipes" (way freights) and "ordinaries" (extras). JR The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List http://EL-List.railfan.net/ To Unsubscribe: http://Lists.Railfan.net/erielackunsub.html ------------------------------
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