The plan all along was that EL would have use of the U-boats over the weekends -none of the EL diesel commuter lines ran on the weekend (other than two short-lived Boonton Line round trips on Saturdays - did they run Sundays also?). Remember, there was no need for six axle power just to pull Comets around, and the CNJ managed very well with state-funded GP40P's. Freight use of the U-boats ended soon after they came back VERY late one Monday morning and there was a mad scramble for power to run the morning Comet trains. - --- "Tupaczewski, Paul R (Paul)" <paultup_@_lucent.com> wrote: > Just a note, it appears that CR train IHB-7 (running on the EL) often > used solid sets of U34CH's as road power in mid-1976; I assume this was > an agreed-upon deal with NJDOT? Originally, the train appeared to run > on the Erie side, but by the end of 1976, it was running on the DL&W > side. Gary R. Kazin DL&W Milepost R35.7 Rockaway, New Jersey __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List Sponsored by the ELH&TS http://www.elhts.org ------------------------------
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