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RE: (erielack) ELHS Eastern Region Spring Meeting, a brief report

A big "whoops" on my part (the sickness is still in my head!)

I neglected to mention Paul Cappeloni's presentation of Jim Harr's overview
on the Bangor Shops over the years (Jim was recovering from oral surgery and
was unable to do the presentation himself).   The show featured many views
of the Bangor shops and the immediate area of surrounding Bangor (and my,
has it changed over the years!). Once again, this was a very "interactive"
presentation, with former B&P employees Bob Stafford and Bill Sosnowski in
the front row offering comments and additions to the show. Very nicely done!

	- Paul


> Hi folks,
> 
> I'm a little tardy due to sickness (will I ever escape viral 
> colds?!? :(
> 
> The ELHS Eastern Region Spring Meeting was once again held at 
> the Parsippany, NJ Holiday Inn. Here's a brief recap of was presented:
> 
> * The presentations started off with lister Bob Bahrs giving 
> a presentation of Conrail and Conrail Shared Assets 
> operations on the former EL. One of the shocking sets of 
> slides he took was the new NS yard being built on the former 
> Croxton engine facility (the same one we explored on our 
> "List Discovery Day" almost 15 years ago). Bob also dug deep 
> and found some additional EL shots he took to round out the 
> presentation, including wild 6
> RS3 lashups on trains!
> 
> * Next up was Jay Held with a WAY detailed presentation on EL 
> marine operations, and an overview of the Weehawken port 
> operations. One thing that I *really* liked this year was 
> that most of the presentations were highly interactive, with 
> many subject matter experts in the audience offering comments 
> and additional information. I hope further events continue 
> with this "open floor" type of paradigm, since I think the 
> members really got a lot out of this!
> 
> * After Jay, the VERY animated Bill Schaumburg (Editor of 
> Railroad Model
> Craftsman) gave a great presentation on the Pennsylvania 
> slate industry (which was served by the DL&W, among other 
> roads in the area). Bill's presentation had some great views 
> of slate quarrying (not for the faint of heart, or those 
> afraid of heights!), and his "chocolate toss-outs" was a 
> humorous treat. By the way, I appreciated Bill's choice of 
> libations to accompany his presentation. :)
> 
> * And then this writer followed up with a presentation on the 
> evolution of EL diesel paint schemes. Once again, the 
> "interactive audience" style really worked well here. Of 
> course, this writer had too much stuff to cram into the 
> alloted time (those who know me know that I can talk fast, 
> but not fast enough here obviously!), so the presentation was 
> quickly finished after the dinner break.
> 
> * Rich Copeland then gave an overview of the happenings at 
> URHS' restoration yard at Boonton, NJ - a former DL&W/EL 
> yard. A lot of stuff has been going on there, and it's worth 
> a visit at their upcoming open house (alas, I don't have the date)
> 
> * Wrapping up the evening was yet another compelling 
> presentation of historic imagery from Jack Emerick, giving 
> his "Lackawanna Right-of-Way"
> show. Many of the images dated from the early 20th century, 
> showing dramatically how the railroad changed over time. The 
> thunderstorm that was underway during Jack's presentation 
> elicited some laughs, as Jack called the DL&W "God's 
> Railroad", and wags quipped that the thunderstorm was "God's 
> approval" of Jack's presentation. :)
> 
> All-in-all, another great meeting. It was great to see so 
> many listers there!
> 
> 	- Paul
> 
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