Re: (erielack) December picture

["Dad" <wsmith5957_@_hotmail.com>]

About the December foto on the EL calendar, I had some doubts myself,
Paul...........For one thing, the train is on the WESTBOUND maintrack in
front of the station. In all the time I worked there, I don't EVER remember
a passenger train arriving against the current of traffic. Also, the old FP
engine in the 'sleeper' tracks was where they usually had the Syracuse
connections sitting for the folks to connect from the mainline trains.   I
may be wrong, but I think this foto was taken prior to the end of Syracuse
service. There were a lot of unusual situations then, though and I recall
seeing a foto of an E-8 on the headend of a Syracuse train. I believe it was
in Mr. Taber's book. I'm not a historian, I just worked there & I've been
wrong before but the foto has the feel of a pre-merger shot.
Regards to all u out there,
Walter E. Smith - Employee #102156
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From: "Tupaczewski, Paul R (Paul)" <paultup_@_lucent.com>
To: <erielack_@_lists.railfan.net>
Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 9:54 AM
Subject: (erielack) December picture


> Hi Listers,
>
> Hope you all had a good Thanksgiving weekend! I have been down and out
with a cold (as have my wife and daughter, aren't family events where
everyone is sick FUN? :), but I'm a bit better today, so I can finally get
around to posting...
>
> The December EL calendar photo is a (BRRR!) cold winter shot - whose
caption is partially wrong. Not sure if that is train 2 in this picture
(though it could very well be), but the 739-series diner isn't even visible
here.
>
> Of note are several things: Baggage carts galore, the neat platform
canopy, and an 8400-series former DL&W F3 at the right on one of the
station's stub tracks. Was there still passenger service on the S&U branches
as of this date? (1963)
>
> - Paul
>
>
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