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Re: (erielack) DT&I on mahoning div

>From: Bradley Butcher <llyengalyn_@_hotmail.com>
>Subject: (erielack) DT&I on mahoning div

>How likely would it be to see DT&I cars on the mahoning area if el? And how 
>often ? Would it look out of place on my layout?

>Brad butcher

Brad,

I collected the data from the consists for Ohio trains (PE1, KM1, 62, BH78, 
CM2, HF98, MC1, MC3, MD97) and put them into Excel.  I searched this for DTI 
cars and found four.  I know the formatting is all messed up, but you should 
be able to decipher it.  I am a list "digest" subscriber, so I apologize if 
this has already been covered, and I also apologize if you are looking at 
this on a smart phone!

My understanding is that there was a canned food plant (Campbells Soup?) on 
the DTI in Southern Ohio, and they regularly shipped to the 
Bedford/N.Randall food warehouses.  These cars (correct me SMT) could have 
been switched out in Leavittsburg or Brier Hill before going to Cleveland.

The gons from International Harvester might be from the IH plant north of 
Springfield OH (Glen Echo), where they made truck chassis/cab assemblies 
from which customized trucks could be made.  In the 80's these were shipped 
elephant-style on flat cars.  The EL interchanged with the DTI just south of 
there at Maitland. ( I think most of the Farm Equipment at the time was made 
at the Ft Wayne IH plant, which I think closed around 1983.)

Date    Depart    Train    Train Origin    Train Destination    Power 
Caboose    Block Name    Block Origin    Block Destination 
Receiver location    consignee    listed as    cargo    weight    type    RR 
number

9/8/1975    2200    62    4105 Marion    3718 Brier Hill    3632 
Ashland Cars    4105 Marion    4050 Ashland    SJ        Ashland    United 
Malleable    UNIMALLEA    COKE    73    LH    DTI    9704

9/8/1975    2200    62    4105 Marion    3718 Brier Hill    3632 
Akron Cars    4105 Marion    3980 Akron    SJ        Akron    Lawsons Milk 
LAWMILK    OTHFOOD    60    LD    DTI    19372

2/23/1976    2100    MC1    3445  Meadville    3885 East 55th    3643, 2406 
256    NoRandall    3445 Meadville    3875 North Randall    BX        North 
Randall    American Seaway Foods    AMESEAFOO    GRAINML    65    LB    DTI 
17027

3/22/1976    0400    MC1    3445  Meadville    3875 North Randall    2570, 
2520        n/a    3718 Brier Hill    3875 North Randall    SJ        North 
Randall    American Seaway Foods    AMESEAFDS    OTHFOOD    85    LB    DTI 
19819

For my non-existent, Youngstown-themed layout, I have made sure to acquire 
some DTI boxcars for this food service to Cleveland.  Can't say when they 
will ever turn a wheel.

Joe Mayer
ELHS 702




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