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Re: (erielack) Time to turn those calendars....

I recall reading an article on model railroading do's and don'ts which 
advised using one shade of ballast to avoid the "salt and pepper" look. If 
this article had appeared much earlier, the EL MofW dept might have avoided 
this error. The photo has been retouched in the bottom right corner, 
probably due to a blemish on the original.

As for Paul's question, the relatively good track (note the "mud-pumper" on 
the more heavily-trafficked EB main), absence of yellow TTX flats and 
consecutively-numbered SDP45's places the photo in the 1969-1971 period. The 
only WB primarily TOFC trains that would reach Sterling in the afternoon 
were NY-99 and SLCB. The latter would be a relatively short consist, but 
it's difficult to estimate the length of the train due to the presence of 
another train on the EB main. It's either the Cannonball, which carried some 
boxcar traffic, or NY-99, which carried forwarder boxcars on the headend. 
The first 3 cars could be 99's Buffalo group, brought down to Meadville by 
BM-7, but the WB TOFC's were often worked at the rear there. The first car 
has a pair of the drop-frame trailers we discussed a while back; they appear 
to have the gigantic red "Clipper" lettering. The second car is a bit 
swayback, while the third is a G-85 car with a single trailer. If I was a 
betting man, I would say SLCB in 1971.

Paul B

From: "Todd Stearns" <toddsyr_@_twcny.rr.com>
Subject: Re: (erielack) Time to turn those calendars....

In the ELHS/ELDCPS calendar image, I like the two different shades of gray
ballast too. It looks like the main tracks have some fresh stone. I myself
have bought two different gray colors of ballast to represent this look in N
scale.

Todd K Stearns


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From: "Tupaczewski, Paul R (Paul)" <paultup_@_alcatel-lucent.com>
To: "EL Mail List" <erielack_@_lists.railfan.net>
Sent: Friday, January 30, 2009 10:33 AM
Subject: (erielack) Time to turn those calendars....
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> The Weekend Chief calendar photo for February shows a well-list pair of
> SDP45s leading a westbound at Sterling, OH. The train has two 89' pig
> flats and what appears to be a shorter flat with a single trailer,
> followed by a few boxcars, and then more piggyback flats. (Doctor Paul -
> any clue what train this is?)  The EL right-of-way looks prety decent in
> what appears to be a 1970s-era photo. Note that both of the SDP45s have
> the EMD "faulty soldered radiator core" issue, with dirty dripping water
> stainds cascading down the carbody side.
>
> - Paul


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