> Don't forget that many operations using large numbers of cars > on a daily basis have their own in-plant switcher(s) > (sometimes it's a hi-rail vehicle with coupler). The RR comes > once or twice daily to bring and take away whatever cars had > accumulated. The cars sit on a siding or perhaps in a small > yard, and the plant switcher drills them in and out of the > plant as needed. I don't know if Drew had its own switcher. Drew had its own switcher until 1964 (a tiny Plymouth "critter" that later went to the Morris County Central tourist operation), at which point they switched over to solely using an EL crew. Maybe two switches is all they required? The 1st and 2nd Boonton Drills were able to manage all that tank car shuffling that was necessary? - Paul The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List http://EL-List.railfan.net/ To Unsubscribe: http://Lists.Railfan.net/erielackunsub.html ------------------------------
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