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Re: (erielack) Lackawanna 0-8-0s
Well there just is no accounting for the LV would do!
I recall the story about a doctor who missed the eastbound Black Diamond at
Wilkes-Barre on the LV, took a taxi and got to Mountain Top 15 minutes ahead
of the train!
CY
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From: "walter smith" <wsmith5957_@_yahoo.com>
To: "EL Mail List" <erielack_@_lists.railfan.net>
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2011 7:57 PM
Subject: Re: (erielack) Lackawanna 0-8-0s
>
> There's been a few posts about pushers on passenger trains out of
> Scranton and I'll defer to guys like Mr. Yungkurth. I DID experience a
> closeup of a pusher out of Wilkes-Barre on the Lehigh Valley. This was in
> the World War 2 era and my father who'd previously worked at the Vulcan
> Iron Works plant in West Pittston got a much better job at a Westinghouse
> defense plant in Philadelphia. No interstates then, so it went like
> this............ We didn't have a car, so dad walked across Spring Street
> and asked the neighbor (who had a Model A Ford) to take us to the Pittston
> station. It was dark and we boarded a packed train......I mean NO seats at
> all. This was 1942 & soldiers & sailors were all over. A man gave my mom
> his seat and dad & I went to the last coach where we witnessed a big 2-8-2
> (I think) chuffing toward us. A man was riding the footboard & got off as
> the engine eased to a stop & after opening the knuckle, signaled the
> engineer ahead to
> make the joint & stretch it. (I of course didn't know all this then - I
> learned it on the ERIE & EL). Shortly we heard a whistle & now came the
> fun.......that bald smokebox got a little closer & we enjoyed the ride all
> the way to Mountaintop listening to a steam engine working away.
> Chuck, this is why I so enjoyed ur book on the Lehigh Valley steam for
> the memories it brought.
>
> Regards to all
>
> Walt Smith
>
> From: "Tupaczewski, Paul R (Paul)" <paul.tupaczewski_@_alcatel-lucent.com>
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> Sent: Monday, July 25, 2011 1:51 PM
> Subject: (erielack) Lackawanna 0-8-0s
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> Hi folks,
>
> Chuck Yungkurth forwarded me this shot he took at Taylor Yard, circa 1945,
> of DL&W 0-8-0 #256 working hard. It's got a very "railroady" feel to it,
> and I thank Chuck for sharing this with the list. Chuck's comments are
> also very insightful, and I've attached them below.
>
> Thanks, Chuck!
>
> - Paul
>
>
>
> I couldn't stand the sight of these 0-8-0 switchers since there were
> about 8 of them stationed at the Scranton enginehouse and they seemed to
> be everywhere. Whereas the glamorous Hudsons and 4-8-4s could only be seen
> at the station or on moving mainline trains. But now that I look at the
> shot, it truly reflects anthracite railroading, what with the crew rind
> the tender, guy sharing the fireman's seat, and the unpainted wood framed
> house in the background. Train is going between Hampton and Taylor yard
> and is on the track from Hampton to Bridge 60 that by passed Taylor. Think
> it was called the Dodge Cut-off. #256 was usually assigned to switching
> duty at the Scranton station where is was there pretty much 24 hours a
> day.
>
> While talking about Scranton, I never saw a Lackawanna passenger with
> diesel power that had a "helper" ahead of the road engine. All passenger
> trains east and west out of Scranton got a helper attached ahead of the
> road engine, but never a pusher. One exception was the eastbound milk
> train that originated in Binghamton. It was usually powered by one of the
> 1500 class 4-8-4s and the engine ran thru from Bing to Hoboken and it
> never got a helper. Also the only train I recall where the engine took on
> water at the Scranton station.
>
> But old timers told me that on occasion and 0-8-0 switcher gave an east
> bound push as far as the Nay Aug tunnel to help them get started. But I
> personally never saw this. It was not uncommon for a freight to get
> stalled in the tunnel and an engine had to be sent up to help;
> particularly when one of the road engines was stalled in the tunnel.
>
>
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