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Re: (erielack) Antique trains with a Lackawanna heritage
For me, it's all done in fun, not disrespect.
Keep Smilin'
Len Allman
ELHS# 2205
Sent from my iPad
On Jun 13, 2013, at 12:15, Michael Connor <mjconnor_rr_@_hotmail.com> wrote:
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> We do a real disservice to the excellent dedicated work and memory of the men and women who ran the DL&W, Erie, and EL to participate in these "nicknames"--the New York State Public Service Commission, Second District, for example, required the railroads in New York State to report the number of passenger trains operated in the state, number of trains late, per cent of trains on time, and the average minutes late per train reported. I pulled the NYSPSC Eighth Annual Report for the Four Years Ended October 31st, 1914--look at the record:
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> Operated 19,146 trains in 1913, 2,611 late, 86% On-Time, 3.3 min avg late Operated 15,685 trains in 1912, 2,572 late, 84% On-Time, 4.6 min avg late Operated 15,588 trains in 1911, 2,455 late, 85% On-Time, 4.2 min avg late Erie:Operated 84,156 trains in 1914, 11,140 late, 87% On-Time, 3.7 min avg late
> Operated 87,265 trains in 1913, 18,677 late, 79% On-Time, 7.2 min avg late Operated 87,672 trains in 1912, 17,501 late, 80% On-Time, 6.6 min avg late Operated 86,746 trains in 1911, 12,655 late, 85% On-Time, 3.3 min avg late Interesting to compare this performance with today's railroads or the stumble-bum aviation industry. There were 37 railroads which reported to the NYSPSC concerning passenger trains in 1914. The best in 1914, by the way, was the Erie's affiliate, the Bath & Hammondsport, which ran 3,204 trains, 109 of which were late an average of 0.9 minutes (54 seconds!) per train for an OT ratio of 97%. MJC
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>> Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:58:44 -0400
>> Subject: Re: (erielack) Antique trains with a Lackawanna heritage
>> From: oscale2r_@_gmail.com
>> To: erielack_@_lists.railfan.net
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>> I though this line was funnier:
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>> "Hand made to scale"
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>> Bob D.
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>> On Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 9:41 AM, Paul R. Tupaczewski <paultup_@_comcast.net>wrote:
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>>> I found this line in the history to be funny, if not rather inaccurate:
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>>> "The DL&W was also facetiously called the "Delay, Linger and Wait" for its
>>> lax adherence to pubilshed schedules."
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>>>> http://lists.railfan.net/listthumb.cgi?erielack-06-12-13
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>>>> DL_W_train_text.jpg (image/jpeg, 768x1024 58337 bytes, BF: 13.48 ppb)
>>>> DL_W_train_overall.jpg (image/jpeg, 1024x768 215265 bytes, BF: 3.65 ppb)
>>>> DL_W_train_head_end.jpg (image/jpeg, 1024x768 198193 bytes, BF: 3.97
>>>> ppb) DL_W_train_middle.jpg (image/jpeg, 1024x768 199601 bytes, BF: 3.94
>>>> ppb) DL_W_train_back_end.jpg (image/jpeg, 1024x768 213812 bytes, BF:
>>>> 3.68 ppb)
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>>>> I went to a quality antique show this last weekend, the Elm Bank Antique
>>>> show. I found a few items I brought home, but there was this one item
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>>>> really caught my eye.
>>>> Fortunately, my wallet didn't have enough money in it. This Lackawanna
>>>> train (with one renegade N&W hopper) has an interesting history, and I
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>>>> the page explaining that history should be legible. It was the best I
>>> could do.
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