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"We're Not Stopping On This Grade!"

Discussion relating to the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western, the Erie, and the resulting 1960 merger creating the Erie Lackawanna. Visit the Erie Lackawanna Historical Society at http://www.erielackhs.org/.

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"We're Not Stopping On This Grade!"

  by ut-1
 
Longtime railfan Jay Winn discusses some recollections of the E-L's Utica NY line beginning at the 1.23:39 mark of this recent video, including a cab ride on a southbound freight on Paris Hill's 1.8% grade:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxyieeqgRiE
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Re: "We're Not Stopping On This Grade!"

  by BR&P
 
I presume he means "GP-7's" - if I'm not mistaken neither Erie nor DL&W had GP9's.

Re: "We're Not Stopping On This Grade!"

  by toddsyr
 
https://www.thedieselshop.us/ErieL.HTML

Erie 1260-1265 GP9's Built 6/56

To Erie Lackawanna with same numbers.

Todd K Stearns

Re: "We're Not Stopping On This Grade!"

  by toddsyr
 
You're welcome. I just want to keep the facts straight. Years ago, I thought the same thing. They sure didn't have a heck of a lot of them!

Re: "We're Not Stopping On This Grade!"

  by BR&P
 
toddsyr wrote:You're welcome. I just want to keep the facts straight. Years ago, I thought the same thing. They sure didn't have a heck of a lot of them!
We are on the same page. Some things I know absolutely. On others I try to use a disclaimer like "I think..." or "as far as I know....", so someone X years from now will not take my incorrect understanding and consider it to be fact.
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