Re: (erielack) Re: EL in Railfan and Railroad

["Paul Brezicki" <doctorpb_@_bellsouth.net>]

Keith, there are people on this site who are always interested in valid List 
content (ie Erie, DL&W, EL).

This is an extreme example of how bygone corporate names persist in 
operating departments. The LA&S was abandoned in 1926 after having been in 
service for only a few years.

Paul B


From: krinmich_@_aol.com
Subject: Re: (erielack) Re: EL in Railfan and Railroad

This may or may not be of interest to this site, but some Kent Sub 
dispatchers as late as 1969 or early 1970's would still refer to the hand 
operated trailing crossover at Ashland Hole as either the crossover at 
Ashland Hole (several places between Creston and Mansfield where the grade 
took a significant dip were referred to locally as so and so Hole - Burbank 
Hole, Ashland Hole, Black Fork Hole) or the LA&S Crossover.  The crossover 
was near where the LA&S at one time had gone under the Erie.  The first time 
I heard that on the dispatcher's wire, my curiosity was immediately piqued 
and I found out about the one time LA&S.  I had never heard of it before. 
If you look at a Marion Division employees timetable you will note that some 
engines are restricted from the North Interchange Track at Ashland.  Also, 
our hand drawn sketch of all the tracks in the lower yard at Ashland still 
labeled the one time LA&S main as LA&S....

Keith Robbins





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