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(erielack) A Sunday on the EL Scranton Divison...

  Since I was looking up some information on those D&H U23B’s, why not take a trip back in time to the Scranton Division on a Sunday in 1972, December 10th to be exact…
 The D&H U23B’s this day were the 301, 307, 312 and 311 on train NU-2. 34 loads and 42 empties, 3,331 tons by Plymouth Jct. at 11:42 HRS. They came back as train NU-1 at 13:50 hrs missing the 311 with 64 / 75, 5,865 tons. Later that night another NU-2 with the 301, 307 and 312 passed through Plymouth Jct. heading up from Northumberland with 18 / 11, 1558 tons.
EL fans curious what else ran that day?
Okay, I will try and list these as simple as possible, but here’s a good sample. Not bad for a Sunday! Lets go trackside...
EL trains on the Bloomsburg Branch, (times are crew sign up times)
04:30 Extra 2581, 3669 lite engines at Taylor Yard. (These were used as helpers from Lime Ridge assisting train EL 924 “Rupt Smt” to Taylor, 3669 leading)
12:45 1741 w/ 3669, 2405,2410, 2411, 2404 2401 with caboose 880(?) 42 / 64 4,913 tons at Scranton 14:10 hrs. It returned at 18:00 without the 2401, 2404.
12:45 1742 2401,2404 with caboose 881.          
18:00 “Rupt Smt??” 23:45 924, 930, 925 C-881 71 / 91 7880 tons. (Reported they stalled at Lime Ridge at 06:03)
Note RS-3 924 w/ C-138 ran to  #14 Junction out of Scranton with 2 / 1 at about 14:30 hrs this day. 
NO moves on the B&P today. 
 WESTBOUND on the Scranton Division
TC-3 03:00 3677, 3308, 3307. C-340, 5 / 48 1807 tons. (made Scranton 07:45)
SCX  08:15 3312, 803 C-887 15/47 2471 tons. (Dep. Scranton at 10:00)
Port Smt 08:00 2409, 1284 0 / 24 C-220 (20:12 at Scranton)
CS-9 13:00 3641, 3642 C-343. 1 / 4 297 tons. And they assisted ES-99 to Henryville to Tobyhanna. 
ES-99 12:15 CNJ 3069, EL 3311 CNJ 91537 (W/ EL portable radio 885) 24 /41 3102 tons. (22:04 at Scranton)   
1819 19:00 1284 C-131 1 / 9 245 tons. (Scranton at 21:40)
SC-99 2573,2577,2520 C-370 45 /27 3799 tons. (Scranton at 23:10)
ND-91 20:00 3631,3651,3673 C-375 (Scranton 01:04 Monday)
 EASTBOUND on the Scranton Division
NY-100 21:30 (sat) 3673,3642,3641. C-343 63 / 3 4258 tons. (Scranton at 02:30 with new crew)
BS-4  01:15 3628,3640. C-370  77 / 8 5708 tons (Scranton 09:33)
NY-98 04:45 3631,3551. C-351 53 /3 3631 tons. (Scranton 10:10)
 Port Smt 08:00 2409, 1284, 2407  C-220 24 / 1 1706 (Scranton 09:28)
SE-98 14:30 CNJ 3063, CNJ 3065. CNJ 91537. 63 / 4 5094 tons. 
PN-98 12:15 2573,2577,2520 C-355 70 / 38 6279 tons. 
PN-98 (Again ?) 3640, 3628. C-269 15 / 10 1269 tons. 
NYCB 21:45 2521,2459. C-899 16 / 1 
BS-4 21:50 3656,3666. C-366 No train consist yet…
NOTES: State Police reported that someone knocked down the signal Habbards Street, Fisk, W.F. Cadsion notified 14:49. R.K. Rewson at 14:52. Pocono Smt reported 20 M delay Tobyhanna, hose parted on TTKX 905678 18 cars from engine. 
SYRACUSE BRANCH
BS-53 05:30 1280,1278,1273,1275,1253. 30 /33 2250 tons. (Northbound) 11:40 Chenango Forks
1950    1280,1278,1273,1275,1253. 36 / 42 3325 tons (Southbound) 14:14 Chenango Forks
Engine 368 16:00 “Medical Depot” (?) 
UTICA BRANCH
1811 09:00 1271 18 / 2 1209 tons. 1810 same engine w/ 2 wc  (?)
1812 00:15 1279,1277. 16 / 12 1601 tons. 1819 same engines 35 / 5 2490 tons Northbound. 
Hope you enjoyed that day of train watching on the Erie Lackawanna in 1972! 
That CS-9 sure was small when it reached Scranton. looking at the dispatchers notes he setoff MTY's like this 5 at SBB (?) and 20 at P&L. Came west with 4 cars after that! PN-98 notes 7=Toby, 4=Sby, 10= P&L, 3=an, 1=Hoboken, 3-C, 12-F, 10-MB. (?), there's all kinds of abreviations and notes on the trainsheet. 
Todd ~
 
 




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