Re: (erielack) History

[Pete Gifford <pgifford_@_allegheny.edu>]

At 09:50 PM 5/14/2001 -0400, Schuyler G Larrabee wrote:
>As information, the Western New York & Pennsylvania Railroad (WNYP) is
>commemorating the passage of the New York & Erie grand opening train through
>Western New York, May 15, 1851, with a luncheon held for customers and local
>public officials at Olean, tomorrow.  So far as we know this is the only
>event of its kind.
>
> >> information quoted from an official source with the WNYP.
>
>SGL

Great to see people acknowledging the early history of the Erie.  There are 
a lot of fascinating stories from its past!

Pete Gifford
ELHS #2783

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