RE: (erielack) Train symbols (was: Erie Lackawanna (2))

["Henry W Jarusik" <hwjpa_@_fastem.com>]

How would PN-98 fit into this?  Which, I think, was the e/b version of
CS-9 on the Greenwood Lake branch and then out to Scranton.  It almost
always ran at night, I can't recall seeing it the daylight.

Henry Jarusik
New London, Pa. 





On Tue, 07 Dec 2004 22:32:44 -0500, "Paul R. Tupaczewski"
<paultup_@_optonline.net> said:
> Pete,
> 
> 	Whoops, my bad - thanks for correcting!
> 
> 	- Paul
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Pete Scheckermann [mailto:pschecke_@_columbus.rr.com] 
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 10:29 PM
> > To: Paul R. Tupaczewski; RBehre8599_@_aol.com; 
> > gscclarimer_@_earthlink.net; erielack@lists.railfan.net
> > Subject: Re: (erielack) Train symbols (was: Erie Lackawanna (2))
> > 
> > 
> > Paul,
> > 
> > I believe the "B" in "HB" stood for Buffalo.
> > 
> > Pete S
> > 
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Paul R. Tupaczewski" <paultup_@_optonline.net>
> > To: <RBehre8599_@_aol.com>; <gscclarimer@earthlink.net>; 
> > <erielack_@_lists.railfan.net>
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 10:19 PM
> > Subject: RE: (erielack) Train symbols (was: Erie Lackawanna (2))
> > 
> > 
> > >> Which also raises a similiar question:  Why were NY100 and 
> > CX99 named 
> > >> the way they were, as opposed to NY1 or CX1, since these were the
> > >> hottest runs on the
> > >> system in the 1970's?
> > >>
> > >> NY100 was e/b, which represents New York, and CX I'm assuming are 
> > >> call letters for Chicago, but beyond that, why -100 and -99?
> > >>
> > >> Interesting to hear more if anyone has any other infor...
> > >>
> > >> Rich Behrendt
> > >> ELHS #384
> > >
> > >
> > > I assume the higher the number, the hotter the train (but 
> > wasn't CX-97
> > > just
> > > a regular manifest?)
> > >
> > > The lower numbered freights (e.g., HB-1, CS-9, SC-8, etc.) 
> > I believe 
> > > were carry-overs from DL&W days (all Lackawanna's freight 
> > symbols had 
> > > low numbers), while the larger numbers were Erie-based.
> > >
> > > "CX" has always stood for Croxton (c'mon, Rich - you're from NJ! :)
> > >
> > > Remember, there was NY-99, westbound out of Croxton. I don't think 
> > > there were ANY symbols with Chicago in them, were there?
> > >
> > > And then of course the DL&W-style paired "start-finish" 
> > symbols - HB 
> > > (Hoboken-Binghamton), CS (Croxton-Scranton), etc.
> > >
> > > Still perplexes me a little, but I just assume they 
> > combined Erie and 
> > > DL&W train symbols on the new road.
> > >
> > > - Paul
> > >
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