That's great, Rich, I'll look forward to further communications about this. SGL > -----Original Message----- > From: Richard Pennisi [mailto:eldispatcher72_@_yahoo.com] > Sent: Saturday, July 04, 2009 10:20 AM > To: EL Mail List > Subject: RE: (erielack) RE: DL&W Arranged Services booklet > > Schuyler and list, > > I'll dig the book out of storage and let you know how it is bound, but I believe it is done with brass fasteners that you > bend back the leads. > > I would have no problem having it copied, for the benefit of others. It may take me some time to dig it out though. I > cleaned out my train room last year in preparation for building my layout. > > Rich > > --- On Sat, 7/4/09, Schuyler Larrabee <schuyler.larrabee_@_verizon.net> wrote: > > > From: Schuyler Larrabee <schuyler.larrabee_@_verizon.net> > Subject: RE: (erielack) RE: DL&W Arranged Services booklet > To: "'EL Mail List'" <erielack_@_lists.railfan.net> > Date: Saturday, July 4, 2009, 7:08 AM > > > I have yet to have a reply, but I've asked Tom and Rich about doing precisely that via the ELHS. It > depends, to a degree, on how fragile the original is, how it's bound, and so on. I think this is an > important document and many folks would like to have a copy. We do have a somewhat similar volume > from the ERIE and it does explain a good deal about how the ERIE operated the railroad. > > Schuyler Larrabee > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: William E. Botkin [mailto:webotkin_@_ecentral.com] > > Sent: Saturday, July 04, 2009 9:27 AM > > To: EL Mail List > > Subject: Re: (erielack) RE: DL&W Arranged Services booklet > > > > Tom and list, > > > > I would love to get a copy of this publication. Is this something that > > could be reproduced for sale by the ELHS or the ELDCPS? > > > > Bill Botkin > > Centennial, CO > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Tom Schmieder" <dlw_fan_@_hotmail.com> > > To: "EL Mail List" <erielack_@_lists.railfan.net> > > Sent: Friday, July 03, 2009 10:33 AM > > Subject: (erielack) RE: DL&W Arranged Services booklet > > > > > > > > > > I don't know if anyone else has ever come across this book, but I recently > > > obtained a copy. It's about the size of an employee timetable and is > > > titled, "Lackawanna Railroad Arranged Services" on the cover and "Freight > > > Train Schedules and Classifications" on the inside title page. The book > > > is dated 9/26/54. It has 35 pages describing freight service and 27 pages > > > describing passenger service. > > > > > > It describes all regularly scheduled freight trains, their times at > > > each major city, it's connections at each end of the trip with other > > > railroads with train symbols and describes classification of the train. > > > The classification description can include types of cars (refrigerator, > > > box, empties) and blocking by station in the consist. It also notes which > > > trains handle bananas out of Hoboken (which seems to be a major commodity > > > for many of the trains). The booklet then goes into describing by each > > > station which trains provide service to them and then lists all of the > > > DL&W connections with other RR's. > > > > > > It then goes into passenger train descriptions and lists consists of > > > all operating passenger trains. It also lists the sleeping cars in > > > service as well as RPO cars. It goes on to describe dining cars, > > > buffet-lounge cars, baggage-mail cars and milk cars. It describes nominal > > > features of each such as paint type (G-green or S-striped), seating > > > capacities, type of AC (M-EM-ICE), lavatories, and type of trucks. > > > > > > This book appears to be the playbook to be used by Superintendents, > > > Trainmasters, Chief Train Dispatchers, General Yardmasters, Conductors and > > > other employees to assemble and forward equipment and trains in an > > > efficient manner. It's brimming with detail and will take me some time to > > > digest all of the information. Just wondering if anyone else is familiar > > > with it. > > > > > > > > > > > > Tom Schmieder > > > > > > > > > The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List > > > http://EL-List.railfan.net/ > > > To Unsubscribe: http://Lists.Railfan.net/erielackunsub.html > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > > Version: 8.5.375 / Virus Database: 270.13.3/2216 - Release Date: 07/03/09 > > 05:53:00 > > > > > > The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List > > http://EL-List.railfan.net/ > > To Unsubscribe: http://Lists.Railfan.net/erielackunsub.html > > > > > > > > > > E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (6.0.1.441) > > Database version: 6.12750 > > http://www.pctools.com/en/spyware-doctor-antivirus/ > > > > > > E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (6.0.1.441) > Database version: 6.12750 > http://www.pctools.com/en/spyware-doctor-antivirus/ > > 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 > > > > > E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (6.0.1.441) > Database version: 6.12750 > http://www.pctools.com/en/spyware-doctor-antivirus/ E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (6.0.1.441) Database version: 6.12750 http://www.pctools.com/en/spyware-doctor-antivirus/ The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List http://EL-List.railfan.net/ To Unsubscribe: http://Lists.Railfan.net/erielackunsub.html ------------------------------
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