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Re: (erielack) Western PA - Brockway Coal

Paul -

I can't say yes or no, but it would make sense that they would use the unit train rate whenever possible.  The Shawmut had a tariff that allowed two mines to each load half of a unit train, but the halves would be combined at or before they reached Brockway.

Gordon

Message-ID: <003201c9b82e$1a739a80$7a01a8c0_@_paul>
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2009 05:40:49 -0400
From: "Paul Brezicki" <doctorpb_@_bellsouth.net>
Subject: Re: (erielack) Western PA - Brockway Coal

Thanks, Gordon. Did some of the MetEd coal go in less than unit train lots?

Paul B

From: Gordon Davids <g.davids_@_verizon.net>
Subject: Re: (erielack) Western PA - Brockway Coal

Paul -

All of the Met Ed coal to Erie/EL at Brockway came from the Pittsburg and 
Shawmut.  When I was VP on the P&S in 1972-75, we sent about two unit trains 
per week to the EL at Brockway, and I think about half of that coal went to 
Met Ed.

The B&O (BR&P) didn't interchange Erie coal at Brockway.  The interchange 
would have been awkward with the track arrangement there.  EL had to run on 
a piece of Penn Central (Ridgeway Secondary Track) to reach the P&S yard and 
their own Toby Branch to Brockport.

The P&S/B&O interchange was just south along the P&S at Dellwood, a separate 
yard.

Gordon Davids


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