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Re: (erielack) Latest DIAMOND
Steve,
I'd love to get my hands on a copy of that spreadsheet, if you don't mind.
Thanks in advance.
Jeff Larson
ELHS #2683
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From: Stephen Twarogowski <stwarogowski_@_neo.rr.com>
To: erielack_@_lists.elhts.org
Sent: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 21:13:10 -0400
Subject: Re: (erielack) Latest DIAMOND
Mike, Ed and listers,
I have an EL document dated 1975 of traffic accounts for Cleveland and points east toward Leavittsburg. I have transcribed it into an Excel spreadsheet and can forward it to anyone that may be interested. Just contact me off list and I will email it to you. It includes track location (there are at least two industries I can think of that were served by the PC and EL), TOFC, and also commodity in and/or out. In total, there are 77 customers on the list, 13 of those are TOFC customers, another 32 were either in North Randall or Solon, with North Randall being the real revenue source outside of ore traffic. This was a document created for the sales department by the traffic and research departments of the EL. So the fact is, that not all of these clients were receiving rail service. It was most likely used as a source for sales to help generate revenue on the line. However, I can tell you that a lot of these customers were shipping and receiving via EL rail service. The frequency, sadly, is not known or, at the least, not in these documents.
Also of note in the new Diamond is the photo on the back cover. The caption states it is the commuter as it "highballs out of Cleveland... with train 28 bound for Youngstown." However, the signal it is approaching is the signal for West End junction where the train will make its way onto CUT tracks for the trip into Terminal Tower. Also, the shadows give it away as the street to the right of the train opposite East 55th street yard is Track Avenue, which paralleled the yard from East 55th to Martin Avenue. The street was on the west side of the yard, the sun is beating down on it so this is early morning. The picture on pages 4-5 is the same train, same morning, with the photographer making a 180 degree pivot and that caption is correct. There are some great shots of commuter 28/29 in Dave McKay's Morningsun Book "Trackside Around Cleveland". The EL, by the way, has more pages devoted to it in that book than any other railroad in the Cleveland/Northeastern Ohio area. There are also some shots of EL power on Conrail trains in/around Cleveland on former PC track. A great source for those interested in the Cleveland line.
Again, feel free to contact me off list if interested in that Excel file.
Steve
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