(erielack) The lack of DL&W representation under the NS Heritage Schemes

[Dlw1el2_@_aol.com]

I encouraged a friend and Co worker that was going to one of Wick Moorman's 
 local gatherings three years ago to ask about doing a Heritage scheme  
program on the NS, like the UP had done.  The answer he gave was, "we are  
considering it".  I knew upon taking office  he immediately got him  self a nice 
set of ABBA F units, thus I sensed a tinnnnnnnny bit of rail  enthusiast in 
him, and never gave up hope, and thought that the program would  happen.   
The lack of a Lackawanna unit is a big disappointment.
 
Maybe a careful thought out letter writing campaign to Mr Moorman,  
explaining that the NS wouldn't have a terminal in Buffalo if they weren't on  
former Lackawanna property. They wouldn't have a New England  connection or  a 
Buffalo to Harrisburg line if their trains didn't run over the CPs former  
Lackawanna line between Binghamton and Scranton.   That locals from  Suffern 
NY and Dover, NJ traverse NJT track that is former Lackawanna,  and they own 
other small sections that are 100% former Lackawanna. (  B&P, Washington 
Secondary )  Just because a majority of these  tracks are not out right owned 
by the NS is a sad way to say your not going  to be included. It should be 
the Heritage of the actually line that should  be portrayed.  The fact that 
the EL scheme is close to the Lackawanna's  should not enter into it AT all.   
The Lackawanna was a big part  of the EL. Heck, if you go with the freight 
scheme applied to the F3s in  Scranton right now, it's entirely a different 
scheme, just with the same three  great colors.  
 
You know the old saying, if you want something bad enough write your  
Congressman. Well it can't hurt to let Wick know he is disappointing a lot  of 
fans.   You can bet the NS would never consider forgetting these  trackage 
right lines when it comes to producing there corporate map.
 
I think a letter addressed to 
 
Wick Moorman 
Three Commercial Place
Norfolk, VA  23510 
 
would find his office.
 
 
 
 
I'll be composing mine this week.

Bob Bahrs

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