> >From: "Paul Brezicki" <doctorpb_@_bellsouth.net> >Subject: (erielack) June Memories > >They all took a beating, Ed. Bridges were particularly problematic. PC >lost it's Shuck's Mills bridge over the S'hanna on the freight line S of >H'burg, also the Chemung R bridge in Elmira, which was never replaced. >LV's Chemung R bridge south of Sayre suffered a sunken pier; the bridge >was placed back into service after the pier was stabilized but since the >already bankrupt road couldn't afford permanent repairs a 5mph slow order >was maintained until C-day. Does anyone know if CR eventually fixed the >pier? Several branchlines were KO'd for good, including EL's Tioga branch. > >RR's have a standing policy of accepting each other's detours including >those of arch-competitors. The issue with PC was that it's crews on the >Water Level Route were stretched to the max with detours of EL as well as >it's own. EL also utilized LV through upstate NY. The Canada detours >favored the New England runthrough symbols as they were headed to and from >the D&H anyway and didn't have to backtrack through Bingo. > >Paul B Indeed. At least this year's floods effected a smaller area, I haven't heard or seen anything about the Chemung or Allegheny overflowing. Dale The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List Sponsored by the ELH&TS http://www.elhts.org ------------------------------
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