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RE: (erielack) Re: Lackawanna Diesels
For the modelers: I tried to talk Overland into doing a model of that centercab locomotive. DL&W
had something like 10 or 11 of them. B&M had one. I told Tom (this is before Brian) that they
would sell one to every single B&M modeler, and that was because B&M modelers are starved for models
unique (almost) to their road. And they would probably sell fewer total units to DL&W modelers.
But since they were identical, that would be OK. It would only affect the printing of the labels on
the boxes.
He didn't bite.
SGL
PS: the "Tri-power" was more of a box cab, than a center cab.
> Harold,
>
> I started on the former ERIE in Youngstown, Ohio....& after merger, went to Scranton (DL
side), then NY Div'n
> (Erie side), then Binghamton & Syracuse.
> To answer ur question, the DL&W had center cab switchers (I've seen a foto of one in
Scranton) but this was a pretty
> old one & numbered in a sequence that was same as an EMD SW 1200. I got in an argument with an old
operator who
> hated the centercab switcher acct. when it sanded on the interlocking at Bridge 60 it caused
switches to jam up. I soon
> realized we were talking about 2 different engines. By the time I got to Scranton (1960-61) the
centercab was gone.
> As for roadpower, the DL&W side was pretty much EMD/ Fairbanks - Morse & a few Alcos here & there
like Kingston
> which had 3 RS2s for a while & when I worked there was changed to 3 SW1200s.
> There WAS a wierd-looking centercab at Hoboken which was 3-power (battery, diesel, & electric
w/ pantograph)
> this engine mainly worked around Hoboken/Secaucus, If u can call that 'roadwork'. That's about it.
There's a foto of this
> wierdo in one of the Taber books.
>
> Have a great Christmas, Harold.
>
> Walt Smith
>
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Harold R. Brink PE <hbrink_@_earthlink.net>
> To: Walter E. Smith <wsmith5957_@_yahoo.com>
> Sent: Tue, December 8, 2009 9:02:16 PM
> Subject: Lackawanna Diesels
>
>
> Walt, you are pretty smart...
>
> ...someone told me if I started a question like that I'd always get an answer.
>
> Walt, did the Lackawanna have center cab road diesels?
>
> If so what were they?
>
> Or am I remembering a "fake" Lionel locomotive from my distant memory?
>
> Thank you.
>
> Harold Brink
>
> PS, you worked for DL&W/EL, correct?
>
> HB
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