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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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