Re: (erielack) Erie Lackawanna

["Rich Chapin" <rwc27q_@_nac.net>]

Glen,

Apollo & Mercury were Lehigh Valley trains. I've never seen reference to EL
piggy-back trains by name, only symbols, like "2nd NY-100". I'm sure others
can help with this.

The Apollos were run through trains with the Nickel Plate (and later the
N&W), who handed them to the LV at Buffalo (or vice-versa). They ran on the
LV between Oak Island and Tifft Terminal. AP-1 ran west. AP-2 ran east.
These were "Hotshot trains" piggy-back only trains that had a 50 car limit,
scheduled for 15 hours and no set outs or pick ups.


Overage ran on the Mercurys (1 west & 2 east), which were mixed freights
that also ran between Oak Is. & Buffalo, but with a 24 hour schedule,
including set-outs & pick-ups.

Rich Chapin

- ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Glen Larimer" <gscclarimer_@_earthlink.net>
To: <erielack_@_lists.railfan.net>
Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 4:55 PM
Subject: (erielack) Erie Lackawanna


> Please excuse what might seem like an elementary question - I'm a
> relative newcomer and still learning. Did the EL have a named trains for
> piggybacks and/or expedited service, such as "Apollo" or "Mercury"
> service?
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> Glen Larimer
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