Re: (erielack) Erie gas electrics

["Michael Dye" <luxpan_@_hotmail.com>]

If I'm not mistaken, the picture of the 5012 was taken in a museum in 
Worthington, OH, a suburb of Columbus. The 5012 was stricken from the Erie 
list and made it's way to the museum where, I believe, it remains in an 
inactive status. The majority of the museum's non-trolley equipment is/was 
non-operational.

As, at the time, the museum was actively running it's trolley cars, I would 
imagine that this would explain the signal. I'm unable to give a better 
answer as the one time that I visited the museum, it was closed due to some 
internal dust-up and a lack of funds, and I was unable to check the place 
out.

Michael Dye ELHS #1516


>From: "Chris Thurner" <cthurner_@_adelphia.net>
>Listers:
>
>In perusing G. Elwood's site today, I noticed 3 pics in today's postings of
>Erie gas electrics.
>
>One,  http://gelwood.railfan.net/loco/erie-g5012alb.jpg
>
>shows it coupled to a small steam engine in Worthington OH in 1960.  Two
>observations, one is that I didn't realize the Erie still was utilizing
>these as late as 1960; and secondly, what would the steam engine be doing
>there in 1960?
>
>Also, note the single light signal in the upper left of the photo.  Would
>anyone venture why it is there, what purpose did it serve, (pls. no obvious
>answers such as 'to direct traffic') and is it attached to the telegraph /
>phone pole, or is it attached to some other apparatus, obscured by the
>photo?

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