> Another name I forgot to mention was the "Phillipsburger". In > the 60's it was a Croxton-P'burg job, later cut back to Port > Morris or E Dover. I'm guessing it was called this during the > DL&W years. > > Paul B The P'burger was cut back to Port Morris in the late 1960s, then was eventually abolished in favor of a Phillipsburg Turn that came out of P'burg and swapped cars at Port Morris before returning. As for the "Hayshaker", this was discussed many years ago here on this list. That name dates back to the early 1900s, but the reason why is lost to time. I would assume it probably had something to do with the fact that there were a lot of farms along the ROW... - Paul The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List http://EL-List.railfan.net/ To Unsubscribe: http://Lists.Railfan.net/erielackunsub.html ------------------------------
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