YEAH...........First of all, KEEP THE CUTOFF!!!! Walt Smith> From: Njricky2_@_aol.com> Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 23:42:11 -0400> Subject: Re: (erielack) Merger, The Cuttoff, was NJ Industry> To: erielack@lists.railfan.net> > While the point of the merger was to eliminate duplicate lines, etc., the > rivalry between those from both sides also contributed to what could have been > done better. Walt Smith, who worked for both sides, has shared many an > interesting story that gives insight to how it was at certain locations.> > Fortunately in one respect, EL was nowhere near the rivalry of PRR/NYC who > lost trains for weeks at a time. Their computer systems couldn't talk to each > other and the rest is history.> > Any ideas on how EL's lines could have been restructured for the maximum > benefit of the combined road?> > Rick> > > > **************Get fantasy football with free live scoring. Sign up for > FanHouse Fantasy Football today. > (http://www.fanhouse.com/fantasyaffair?ncid=aolspr00050000000020)> > > The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List> http://EL-List.railfan.net/> To Unsubscribe: http://Lists.Railfan.net/erielackunsub.html _________________________________________________________________ Keep your kids safer online with Windows Live Family Safety. http://www.windowslive.com/family_safety/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_family_safety_072008 The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List http://EL-List.railfan.net/ To Unsubscribe: http://Lists.Railfan.net/erielackunsub.html ------------------------------
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