(LVRR) Re: EL List Daily V3 #1521

["Bill K." <pontiac_@_dreamscape.com>]

Any idea the origin and final destination of this train?  I know they had
some goofy train routings and interchange points, this one doubles back and
goes out of the way to go to Buffalo, unless it has to go to some LV point
between Waverly and Buffalo (of which, there's no super likely candidate for
a unit train of plastic pellet loads).  I don't think there is any LV
interchange that wasn't redundant with EL interchanges to send it to still
another road -


Sent this to a couple of LV lists too, to see if anyone has more info - bear
in mind if you do a reply-all.


Bill K.


- ----- Original Message -----
> >From Archives_@_Railfan.net
> Message-ID: <141.3ca7aea6.2f0e8c59_@_aol.com>
> Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2005 07:43:05 EST
> From: Smtimko_@_aol.com
> Subject: (erielack) 33 years ago----  01-04-72
>
> List---
>
> Concerning the following post of a few days ago---
>
> Eastbound Marion shows train "Plastic Extra" w/ 3623-3622-3626 cab  375,
> 75/1.  Anyone have any insight into "Plastic Extra" ?
>
> Speculation on my part that the symbol of the train may have been
incorrect
> has proven me wrong.
>
> Information has surfaced from Jerry Heckman, former conductor on the EL
who
> worked Meadville to Buffalo.  Jerry provided the information that he  was
> assigned to that train as a brakeman with Conductor Schoonmaker and
Engineer  Jack
> Fields.  The train operated from Meadville to Buffalo as train MF-74  (for
> crew purposes) and went via River Line.  The train was given to  the
Lehigh
> Valley in Buffalo as a plastic unit train.
>
> Thanks to Jerry for providing this valuable information.
>
> SMT
>
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