(erielack) Re: Hornell Local Revisited

["Paul Brezicki" <doctorpb_@_bellsouth.net>]

Pat and List,

The WB counterpart was UT-97, which terminated at Elmira (not Gang Mills) 
with S&U's, unclassified. The crew couldn't sit in Elmira half a day waiting 
on the train to be sorted, so would have DH, most likely to  Hornell. This 
differed from UT-74, where the Hornell-originated move arrived at Gang to 
p/u a train already micro-blocked for S&U points. Even if UT-97 did go on to 
Hornell, the crew couldn't switch local customers because union agreements 
precluded road crews from doing this type of work. As I said previously, 
Hornell cars were placed in the Gang Mills block; I've never come across a 
Hornell group. The Hornell-based local died when the yard was closed in the 
early 70's. UT-97 cars were usually forwarded west on PO-87, although Elmira 
originated an NE-97 if traffic levels warranted. I see some Bath cars in the 
UT-97 consist, so let me get that to you.

Since we've mentioned crews, did the UT-74/97 crews run GM/Elmira-Utica?

Paul B

But, then what was the westbound counterpart to UT-74?  Could that have done 
any local switching in Hornell?  Somehow I find it hard to believe that with 
all the activity in Hornell that the EL wouldn't have kept a local switcher 
stationed there and that one of the "junk trains" wouldn't have stopped to 
set off a few cars for the local industries in Hornell and Arkport.  I think 
my dad has a picture of an SW-something or another puttering around with a 
few cars in tow in Hornell in the mid-70s.  I'll see what I can find.  What 
we really need is to talk to someone who grew up in Hornell or spent a lot 
of time there.  Surely, there must be someone on the list that knows 
somebody from that area...

- - -pat moore
 


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