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Re: (erielack) Salt Traffic
Bob...
Thank you thank you thank you!!! This is precisely the kind of information I was looking for!
So, can you tell me if the DL&W (or later EL) ever had enough tonnage to run a whole train of salt loads out of Greigsville (or a whole train of empties to Greigsville)? Perhaps in the Fall?
- -pat
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From: Dlw1el2_@_aol.com
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> It was an interesting question and one I was interested in not only from
> and EL standpoint but from a DL&W stand point. I forwarded the initial
> email to a friend who was DL&W Trainman out of Buffalo. The following is his
> response.
> Bob Bahrs
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> As for the info an the salt business from Greigsville - the locals ( BE2 -
> EB1 ) would do local switching at G'ville but salt lds would be p/u by BS2
> or Adv BS2 eastbound from Bflo depending on tonnage leaving Bflo acct
> pusher service at Groveland - West empties were handled out of Elmira Yd with
> Extr West trains or HB7 setting off empties at both G'ville and B&O Jct.
> After the merger the EL cut into the DLW main at North Alexander from the
> Rochester branch from Attica. Later after Conrail that was torn up and all the
> salt traffic was off the G&W which used the B&O tracks from Silver Springs
> to Rochester. The lds were brought into B&O interchange at Rochester for
> yd pickup but later obtain rights to bring the loads directly into Rochester
> Yd where short pool ( Bflo to Dewitt ) would handle the traffic.
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