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(erielack) Re: Youngstown Perishables
Steve and Group,
In the Erie years, was there any public produce terminal/auction market apart from the team track downtown? I gather only B&O/Chessie served this team track? Finally, in aggregate, how many daily or weekly carloads of inbound perishables were there when you worked for EL? I imagine it declined somewhat over the years. Thanks for that wealth of information.
Paul B
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Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2007 9:13 AM
Subject: Re: Youngstown Perishables
Paul, Steve, and list..........
There was a significant amount of perishable traffic in Youngstown right up to the end of the EL.
The B&O had a move from their Hazelton Yard (different spelling than the EL and PRR Haselton) to a stub end team track in downtown Youngstown near Front and Market Streets. They served it daily with meat and produce.
The EL had Kaleel Produce along West Commerce Street near Belmont Avenue, actually right along the North Avenue Coach Yard. Kaleel was a major player in the potato business along with other produce. The place was switched at least once a day, sometimes more.
The EL also had an A&P warehouse near Albert Street which was east of Valley Street Tower. A yard crew ran from Youngstown in the middle of the night to the NYC interchange (physically North of Valley St) and pulled produce for the A&P. I seem to recall it was on a long lead, up a steep hill. That job was called the "Banana Run."
There were (and still are) a couple of food warehouses on the Wickliffe Branch (Y&A RR) that received perishables also. I believe the Ohio Central has a dedicated crew with an SW-1 at this location presently serving a potato warehouse.
Also, while not directly in Youngstown, but served out of Niles, there was a warehouse in the Austintown Industrial Park off of the N&L Branch at West Austintown owned by Tamarkin Foods. Tamarkin was the owner of Valu King Supermarkets, which became Giant Eagle (and later Phar-Mor) and are now headquartered in Pittsburgh and served by the P&OC. Have seen refers at the Tamarkin Warehouse years ago but don't know if it was produce or frozen.
(As a note--I believe Railpace mentions in the current edition that the Y&A and the lead to West Austintown off of the N&L Branch connected at one time. That is not correct. They are several miles apart.)
Finally, Sharon was big in the perishable traffic market. There were meat packing plants and well as grocery warehouses (Golden Dawn). Hopefully Cal Banse, a former Sharon resident will provide more detail on this area.
SMT
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