On Monday, Sept 04, Paul Brezicki stated.... "There's an interesting sidebar in this month's Trains article about KCS that describes operations at what may be the newest intermodal terminal in the US: Marion Industrial Center, the former GSA facility that was the location of EL's Marion piggyback ramp in the 70's, used mostly for UPS traffic" I need to clear up some misinformation. Yes, the Marion Industrial Center, which was ONE of TWO GSA facilities in Marion, is the new intermodal facility....However, this site was NOT used ever by the EL. This GSA area, or the "depot" as it's known here in Marion, is on the south side of the Erie/NYC trackage and was thusly served solely by the NYC and PC. The other GSA facility, known locally as the "ordinance plant" was on the north side of the track and was served by the Erie/EL from a facing point connection east of Madison Avenue which crossed Fairground Street and went north into the ordinance plant area, and the Pennsylvania (now, the NS) railroads whose connecting spur came from the far north end near Likens Road and went southward into the ordinance area. The two railroads shared a wye near the site of the current UPS facility. UPS purchased some of this GSA property for their operations and thus was born the EL piggyback ramp. Part of the joint operating agreement for the trackage between Galion and Marion between the Erie/EL and NYC/PC was that the Erie served all customers on the north side and the NYC serviced all on the south side. Hope this helps clear up the misunderstandings.... Rich Tubbs Marion OH Former EL Tower Operator The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List Sponsored by the ELH&TS http://www.elhts.org ------------------------------
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