Re: (erielack) Re: O&W Discussion Group Abandoned RRs in Scranton Area

["Fred Stratton" <erief7_@_msn.com>]

Many things could have happened. What is one of the first things a RR does in a merger, or when it takes over another. It abandons or sells off negative revenue lines, branch or otherwise. Similiar case here. Whether the O&W was absorbed into a larger road or not, the lines probably would have been eliminated or downgraded.  With that thought in mind, what if the O&W was able to hang on for a possible merger with the EL, or PC, or D&H? MAybe if it was healthier Conrail? What would have happened?  This is not just supposition but from a finacial or economic standpoint it would be interesting to see what would have transpired





Fred Stratton

MP. 7.2 NS Asheville line

Salisbury, NC


From: Njricky2_@_aol.com
Reply-To: Njricky2_@_aol.com
To: erief7_@_msn.com, jguthrie@pipeline.com, erielack@lists.elhts.org
Subject: Re: (erielack) Re: O&W Discussion Group Abandoned RRs in Scranton Area
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2006 00:52:00 EDT
>In a message dated 8/15/06 11:42:46 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
>erief7_@_msn.com writes:
>
>After reading a summary of the Transportation Act of 1920 and seeing the
>lineups that were considered at that time, I suppose it looked reasonable.
>However, what would have happened when industry left New England, the Northeast
>and other parts of the eastern part of the continent?
>
>Probably a realignment that eventually would have brought us close to what
>we see now. Of course, it's anyone's guess but I find the 1920 proposal
>extremely 
interesting especially when you look at how the proposed combinations
>would have interchanged.
>
>All things considered, if that had taken place, perhaps the small number of
>Class 1 railroads that we see now would have evolved earlier.
>
>Again, who knows? But it is good to look at what those before us had in
>mind.
>
>Any thoughts on this?
>
>Rick
>
>
>It was alot of regulation and much of what was needed to be transported by
>the railroads. IE: intermodel (containers, trailers etc) is a big booming
>business. But what would happen if that type of industry or the need for it
>dropped off drastically and the RR's had nothing to fill the void?How many
>intermodel yards and such would be empty. It's all relative and dielectric.
>
>
>
>
>
>Fred 
Stratton
>
>MP. 7.2 NS Asheville line
>
>Salisbury, NC
>
>
>From: "Jim Guthrie" <jguthrie_@_pipeline.com>
>Reply-To: "Jim Guthrie" <jguthrie_@_pipeline.com>
>To: <owrhs_@_yahoogroups.com>, <erielack@lists.elhts.org>,
><dandh_@_yahoogroups.com>
>Subject: (erielack) Re: O&W Discussion Group Abandoned RRs in Scranton Area
>Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2006 12:44:58 -0400
> >>
> >>http://www.nepaview.piczo.com/?cr=4
> >><http://www.nepaview.piczo.com/?cr=4&rfm=y> &rfm=y
> >>
> >>Further affirming my belief that there were just too many railroads
> >>in this
> >>area, so hard to keep track of spaghetti bowl like layout!
> >>
> >But that is not a correct belief. {Nearly] every piece of 
track
> >around Scranton served a purpose, and was built for good reason. It
> >is a cauionary tale for those who believe that
>railroads suffered
> >from too much regulation, however <g>.
> >
> >Cheers,
> >Jim
> >
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