Ive Heard they (Tioga Central) have an Ex DL&W 62 seat Coach if this is true is anyone from ELDCPS attempting to aquire it and what # is it? my hopes is its an ACF 301-315 but even if its a PS its potentially one more coach for thier consist if they can get it! > From: Dlw1el2_@_aol.com> Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2007 19:13:24 -0500> Subject: (erielack) Tioga Central> To: erielack@lists.elhts.org> > > The line over which the ELHS ran a trip the day before the Convention. Did > any of the crew mention this the day of the trip?> Bob Bahrs> > > > > Tioga Central Railroad for sale> > _Print_ (http://www.trains.com/trn/print.aspx?c=a&id=2663) | _Email_ > (http://www.trains.com/trn/email.aspx?aid=2663) | _Contact Us_ > (http://www.trains.com/trn/dynamic/contactus/) > > October 30, 2007> > > > WELLSBORO, Pa. - Tourist railroad Tioga Central is up for sale, and if no > buyers are found, the owners said they will sell off rolling stock piecemeal or > even auction all railroad assets, the Wellsboro Star-Gazette reported. Tioga > Central partners confirmed Monday that the line will shut down unless a new > team of investors buys the railroad. Tioga Central began operating passenger > excursion trains over the 34-mile former New York Central line extending > north from Wellsboro to a location about three miles south of Corning, N.Y., in > May 1994. Three Alco-built diesels serve as motive power for the railroad.> > According to Tioga Central, a shortage of certified volunteers, brakemen, > conductors, engineers, and others doomed the line, which hauled about 20,000 > passengers in the season that ended Oct. 27. That left three people to actually > run the day-to-day operation of the railroad, though more volunteers handled > daily tasks, partner David Dropkin of Wellsboro told the Star-Gazette. "It's > going to go, one way or another," Dropkin said. "We can't go on like this." > - Information from John Godfrey> > > > > > > > ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com> > > The Erie Lackawann! a Mailin g List> Sponsored by the ELH&TS> http://www.elhts.org> To Unsubscribe: http://lists.elhts.org/erielackunsub.html _________________________________________________________________ Boo! Scare away worms, viruses and so much more! Try Windows Live OneCare! http://onecare.live.com/standard/en-us/purchase/trial.aspx?s_cid=wl_hotmailnews The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List Sponsored by the ELH&TS http://www.elhts.org To Unsubscribe: http://lists.elhts.org/erielackunsub.html ------------------------------
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