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Re: (erielack) Re: Back to Milk Traffic

yep - especially from all the books etc DL&W & Erie used a lot of their own stuff - see how many of their cars appear in train consists and yard shots. I'll ask my friend from NJ when I get to see him this month, he spent a lot of time in that area in the 60's and 70's and may remember something.

Jim


- --- On Mon, 9/1/08, JJordan <eltrainmaster_@_copper.net> wrote:

> From: JJordan <eltrainmaster_@_copper.net>
> Subject: Re: (erielack) Re: Back to Milk Traffic
> To: w1ewn_@_yahoo.com, "EL Mail List" <erielack@lists.railfan.net>
> Date: Monday, September 1, 2008, 1:10 PM
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> Jim-
> 
> Some thing like the attached photo of a model?
> 
> -Joe Jordan
> Train Nut Central
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> At 09:32 AM 9/1/08 -0700, James Crump wrote:
> >could they be DL&W reefers - I believe they had
> some with white sides,
> small lettering and logo, would work if the creamery was
> still going.
> >
> >Jim
> >
> >
> >--- On Mon, 9/1/08, Todd Hollritt
> <thollritt_@_yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> >> From: Todd Hollritt <thollritt_@_yahoo.com>
> >> Subject: (erielack) Re: Back to Milk Traffic
> >> To: erielack_@_lists.elhts.org
> >> Date: Monday, September 1, 2008, 11:32 AM
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> >> Lackawanna_at_Branchville.jpg (image/pjpeg,
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> >>   Check out this winter scene at Branchville, NJ
> during a
> >> heavy snowfall. I guess this photo dates from the
> >> 1950's, anyone know what DL&W train would
> rate a
> >> H24-66 on the Sussex Branch? It looks as if it has
> a baggage
> >> car head out, you can easily see numerous roof
> vents on
> >> that fist car. But what are the
> two "white" cars
> >>  behind the baggage car? Are there two cars, or
> is it just
> >> an optical illusion? I don't think the tracks
> curved
> >> away that quick at the station so it certainly
> looks like
> >> two additional cars in the train.
> >>   This is a great winter scene that includes
> >> the Branchville depot and the Sussex Milk and
> Cream Company
> >> building that still stands today (What actually
> took place
> >> inside this building). The two Lackawanna crew
> members are
> >> hard at work in the elements, and appear to be
> cleaning out
> >> the east end of the runaround switch before
> departure,
> >> making sure it will be operational for the next
> train.
> >>  
> >> I know it's only September 1st, sorry about
> the winter
> >> blast!
> >>  
> >> Todd ~
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
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