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Re: (erielack) Perishables To Cleveland

J. Henry Priebe Jr. wrote:
> The Nickel Plate Story was just aired on RFD TV this past week. RFD has a
> weekly show called Trains and Locomotives that airs two or three times a week.
> The first airing of each show is Monday at 6 pm EDT. RFD TV is available on
> DirecTV, Dish Network and I believe some cable systems. I have Trains and
> Locomotives set to record each week on my DVR. I did in fact record The Nickel
> Plate Story as well as the Wabash video. The film should not be confused with
> Rehor's NKP book of the same name.
> 
> Last week it was vintage Western Maryland footage and some WM Scenic steam.

Henry, do you have any information about who produces this program?

A Google search came up with two hits on Trains and Locomotives and AOL 
Television.

I do not think that we will ever get RFD TV in the metro NYC area but 
possibly we might persuade another channel to pick up T&L.

bob gillis


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> On Wed, 4 Jul 2007, Stephen Twarogowski wrote:
> 
>> A little late on this thread, and if more was discussed on this earlier, I
>> missed it so I apologize if I am duplicating any replies.  The Northern Ohio
>> Food Terminal was on NKP tracks and according to the Nickel Plate Story
>> film, the NKP handled (at the time the film was produced) 95% of all inbound
>> perishable traffic into metro-Cleveland.  There is a not GP7 or GP9 in the
>> film, just some NKP diesel switchers and lots of Berks, if that helps to
>> date the film.  It is available from Mark I Video in combo with a Wabash
>> produced film.  Also, in the NKP guide to the NKP District, Buffalo to
>> Chicago, it states that the NKP brought in via road haul 17,527 cars to the
>> terminal and received 1,264 from connecting lines.  The receiving and
>> holding yard had a capacity of over 800 cars for the terminal.  This guide
>> was published by the NKP in 1954.  The Erie interchange figures for 1953
>> printed in the book state:  NKP delivered 10,426 cars to the Erie and
>> received 3,299 (Erie to W&LE [Literary Street Yard] and NKP [East 55th]
>> connections inclusive) but there is no breakdown showing if the Erie had any
>> sizable contribution to the 1,264 cars destined for the Food Terminal from
>> connecting roads.
>>
>> Steve
>>
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