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RE: (erielack) Named Freight Trains

Paul,
 
The job was mostly called the "P'Burger" from the mid 60's into early Conrail. When the job was temporarily run Croxton to P'Burg in the 60's, the caboose had chalked on the rear bulkhead "P'Burg the Rocket".
 
Rich Pennisi

- --- On Tue, 12/2/08, Paul Brezicki <doctorpb_@_bellsouth.net> wrote:

From: Paul Brezicki <doctorpb_@_bellsouth.net>
Subject: RE: (erielack) Named Freight Trains
To: "EL Mailing List" <erielack_@_lists.railfan.net>, "Schuyler Larrabee" <schuyler.larrabee@verizon.net>
Date: Tuesday, December 2, 2008, 4:21 AM

Schuyler,

I suspected as much, which is why I qualified my statement with "at least
initially".

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

From: "Schuyler Larrabee" <schuyler.larrabee_@_verizon.net>
Subject: RE: (erielack) Named Freight Trains

Sorry Dr. B, but the Flying Saucer was an Official Erie Railroad name. There
was advertising in the
general press bragging about the speed the train made from Chicago to NY. It
might have
>> originated<< with employees, but it was not "just an
unofficial nickname." The name started in
the mid-50s, (1954?) and at that time was probably "cool," but by
1959, it was no longer "cool."
Not surprising it fell away.

I know this because I read about it when we named the ELHS sales newsletter
"The Flying Saucer."

SGL


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