Re: (erielack) Another CR question(2)

[RBehre8599_@_aol.com]

I started college in Kent, Ohio in the summer of '76 - at that time, CR was 
running many of the Alco's from all of the predecessor roads in Ohio (due to 
possibly less Clean Air restrictions in Ohio vs. eastern states(?)) and 
generally in coal service (at least from what I observed on the ex-PRR C&P line 
between Cleveland and Mingo Jct.).

There was also a number of leased units on the property by 3rd/4th Q of '76 
(due mostly to the poor condition of PC units which were literally dying on the 
road e en masse), as I photographed CN big Alco's on the C&P in coal service, 
and BAR GP's at Brier Hill yard in Youngstown.  

Although the only place I had seen/photographed EL F's in service back east 
when I was living there were the Northumberland-Syracuse trains, some of the EL 
F7's made it back out west after 4/1/76, as I shot an e/b TV98 that came into 
the yard at Kent, OH (which remained a crew change point for several more 
years) with 3 F7's (2 PC + 1 EL trailing).  Also photographed a few at Collinwood 
Shop in Cleveland (my uncle was Master Electrician there).  PC F-units for 
the most part seem to stay in/around the Cleveland area, including Whiskey 
Island, and also in ore service too...

Rich Behrendt
ELHS #384

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