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Re: Fw: PC: Fw: (erielack) EL Power On PC Maybrook Trains

Blocking and classification of NE-97/NE-74 had nothing to do with choice of 
lead power. PC units led because the ones that operated on the Maybrook line 
were equipped with cab signals, required for the short (12 mile) stretch 
over the Shore Line between Devon and Mill River in New Haven.

Paul B

From: "Rich Behrendt" <rbehrendt_@_columbus.rr.com>
Subject: Fw: PC: Fw: (erielack) EL Power On PC Maybrook Trains

Following up on the discussion from last month about whether EL units ever
were lead units on some PC trains in/out of Maybrook, I had sent the email
to a friend in the PC Society, who distributed the question amongst the PC
list, and the following is what he got back on the topic..

I'm simply passing this on as info. received, and make no claim on its'
accuracy...

Rich Behrendt
ELHS #384

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Subject: Re: PC: Fw: (erielack) EL Power On PC Maybrook Trains



So from the PC in Color book we're talking about NE-97 and NE-74?
Looking at the NE-97 schedule from 5-1-74, which is pretty lengthy, it
leaves Boston with an EL block and Cedar Hill block, takes more cars at
Readville, sets off and picks up cars at Providence, sets off and picks
up at Cedar Hill, picks up EL at Derby Jct, picks up EL at Danbury, sets off
Maybrook cars for NX-9 at Poughkeepsie, and delivers the rest to the EL and
L&HR at Maybrook.

The key to this is how the blocks are set up at Cedar Hill: 1. Maybrook; 2.
EL; 3. EL-caboose; 4 L&HR.  So going west from there, more block 2 EL is
picked up at both Derby Jct and Danbury, and Block 1 which is the Maybrook
cars are set off at Poughkeepsie.  At Maybrook Blocks 2 and 3 are delivered
to EL, and Block 4 to L&HR.

From this blocking of cars I would conlcude the EL part of the train would
have no switchiing whatsoever to do at Maybrook.  Cut off the PC power from
the front, uncouple Block 4 at the rear of the train, and away the EL goes
off to Port Jervis!

I suppose NE-74 is similar in reverse, but a lot less work is shown in the
schedule.

I have no knowledge of this other than the published schedule, but it would
explain why PC locomotives always led.

Jim


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