RE: (erielack) Erie Lackawanna

["Paul R. Tupaczewski" <paultup_@_optonline.net>]

The EL's big hotshot pig trains were NY-100/2nd NY-100 (eastbound) and NY-99
(westbound).

The Erie had a hotshot freight that was known as the "Flying Saucer" - but
it also had a symbol too, correct?

	- Paul


> -----Original Message-----
> From: erielack-owner_@_lists.railfan.net 
> [mailto:erielack-owner_@_lists.railfan.net] On Behalf Of Rich Chapin
> Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 7:00 PM
> To: Glen Larimer
> Cc: erielack_@_lists.railfan.net
> Subject: Re: (erielack) Erie Lackawanna
> 
> 
> 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?
> >
> >
> >
> > Glen Larimer
> >
> >
> >
> >
> 
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