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Re: (erielack) Thanks

I take it then you're modeling late 60's or 1970's. Akron yard didn't 
originate or terminate any road freights but existed for local traffic. It 
was nonetheless a busy yard due to the large number of on-line customers as 
well as interchange with PC, B&O and AC&Y, and ABB in nearby Barberton. It 
also had a 2-track piggyback ramp that grounded westbound UPS trailers 
headed to Cleveland from New York, and regular TOFC between Chicago and 
Cleveland. Another important priority move was Ford parts for Mahwah 
produced at nearby Bedford OH and received from PC. So several through 
freights worked Akron including some of the hot piggybacks.

Paul B

From: "Bradley Butcher" <llyengalyn_@_hotmail.com>
Subject: (erielack) Thanks

First off a big thanks to the guys at ELHS for getting my books too me in a 
mere 17 days rather then the feared 4-6 weeks proscribed, way to go guys 
real EL express spirit .

Second, Mr. DeYoung's "West End" Book answered another question that had 
been rearing it's head as I worked on train schedules for my proposed 
layout. Originally I had wanted to run the layout between subdivision point 
yards, namely Meadville & Kent. But I was finding very few trains that 
stopped at Kent. A caption in the book answered my budding queries there "A 
single DRS 6-6-1500 cleared out all 214 cars from Kent yard when it was 
abandoned/retired in 1964". DOH!

I don't think modeling Meadville to Marion is feasible, in a believable way 
in a model RR pike. So my next option that comes to mind is Akron's yard. 
Even though I had not really wanted to try and capture the feel of a 
metropolitan area such as Akron, and I'm not sure if this is just an 
intermediate yard of if it can meet the grade to be one of the endpoints on 
the layout (Staging not withstanding). So I wanted to throw this new 
ponderance out to the EL peers for their input.

Thank you,
Brad Butcher ELHS 3900


 


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