[REPOST] Re: (erielack) Gallo Wine Traffic

[Paul Tupaczewski <elboontonline_@_gmail.com>]

From: EriePacific_@_aol.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2017 9:58 AM
Subject: Fwd: (erielack) Gallo Wine Traffic

It would be interesting to see on which EL freights Gallo wine shipments destined for Elizabeth were made prior to the years mentioned in this thread, albeit it should be assumed that this traffic would be on the Scranton side, of necessity.  We know that, since symbol freights SE98 and ES99 were initiated in April 1972 though, that the SE98 could not have been one of these trains carrying Gallo wine loads to Scranton for interchange with Jersey Central Lines at their (CNJ's) Taylor yard; Taylor Yard was never used for SE98, and wouldn't have been needed for SE98 to be routed from this yard even if the yard and CNJ's operations had continued in that state, when the routing for this train was to Lake Junction and east.  CNJ's last day of their Pennsylvania  operations, including their ending their lease of the Lehigh & Susquehanna was on March 31, 1972; the reason why these EL-CNJ pool trains via the Highbridge Branch was started.  Taylor yard would have been used up until this time however, if this were the routing for Gallo wine loads prior to Lehigh Valley taking over CNJ's operations in Pennsylvania, as would seem most likely.  Conceivable candidates as trains forwarding Gallo wine loads to Scranton for interchange at Taylor Yard before April 1, 1972 would appear to have been a CO98 - NY98 in 1968 and quite possibly PN98 from 1968 into 1972, but others here may probably know more specifically.        
 
Ray Wetzel 




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