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RE: (erielack) Salamanca turntable
Thanks for the correction, Bob.
SGL
> -----Original Message-----
> From: erielack-owner_@_lists.elhts.org
> [mailto:erielack-owner_@_lists.elhts.org] On Behalf Of Robert Frost
> Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 12:16 AM
> To: Erie Lackawanna List
> Subject: (erielack) Salamanca turntable
>
> On January 16 Bob asked "What size turntable was that at Salamanca?"
>
> In September 1945 the existing 80 foot turntable at Salamanca
> was replaced with a 105 foot turntable.
> Erie Railroad Magazine carried a story on the replacement in
> its November 1945 issue: "Extension of diesel locomotives as
> far east as Salamanca necessitated the turning of "S" class
> engines at that point and since the existing 80 foot
> turntable there was of light construction and too short to
> handle larger than "N" class engines, a new 105 foot
> turntable was constructed to replace it"
>
> Bob Frost ELHS #980
>
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