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RE: (erielack) Erie RR Rotaries?



> On Sat, 31 Oct 2009, Schuyler Larrabee wrote:
> >
> > I would trust Gerry Best on the Port Jervis assignment.  Best grew up, practically, in the ERIE
> > yards at Port Jervis.  I know he also rode the 0-8-8-0s up the hill toward **** and return.
Said
> > that they made him nearly lose his lunch, because of the side-to-side lurching they did.  But
back
> > to rotaries.  I have a very poor postcard of one of them in action.  Doesn't sound much better
than
> > Ron's photocopy.  I >>think<< I scanned it and posted it to the list photo pages shortly after I
got
> > on email, but I can't be sure of that.  I don't have the scan anymore because of a computer
crash
> > (reminder to back up your systems, guys!!) but I do have the postcard.  Somewhere.
> 
> Nope, I can't find it in the photo archives. You posted about it on Nov 21,
> 2000:
> 
> "I also have a not-very-well reproduced postcard view of one of them, the
> only photo I have ever seen.  Anybody ever see any other photos?"
> 
> http://lists.railfan.net/erielack-digest/200011/msg00337.html
> 
> Scan that baby SGL!
> 
> Henry

As soon as I find it, Henry, as soon as I find it.


Don't let the coffee get cold.

SGL





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