The engines with no hair--you know Bald-ones were unique. It seems like Erie was more interested in this company than DL&W. For a short season in the Fall of 1965 a couple of these engines were working the Greenwood Lake Drill. I saw them switch freight cars at Blanchard Lumber. Not knowing much about Baldwin's at the time I wondered what they were. They sounded like Alcos and it wasn't until they pulled towards me that I saw the Builders Plate indicating Baldwin. Did these engines suffer from repetitive mechanical problems? They disappeared quite quickly from the scene. I'm also trying to remember the significance of the Yellow and Blue D&H cars. Was there a specific reason why they were painted this way? Was it for a kind of exclusive service? Ed - -----Original Message----- From: erielack-owner_@_lists.elhts.org [mailto:erielack-owner_@_lists.elhts.org] On Behalf Of Tupaczewski, Paul R (Paul) Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 11:14 AM To: 'erielack_@_lists.railfan.net' Subject: (erielack) May calendar shot Time to turn that page... This month's EL calendar shot is a somewhat dreary view of a pair of DRS-6-6-1500 diesels (incorrectly identified in the caption as 'DR6-6-1500'), numbers 1155 and 1156, shoving cars at Bison Yard in Buffalo, NY. The two units wear a grimy coat of EL's black/yellow "freight" scheme from the early 1960s. Right behind the power are some relatively-new D&H yellow 50' boxcars. There's not much of a "photogenic" look to this image, but the view of two big Baldwins is still nice (even though I wouldn't consider this a "calendar" shot) The caption is also a bit misleading, if not wrong: "Years before being shorn of prime movers and assigned slug service, two MFSB-15A class Baldwins..." Ummm, neither the 1155 nor the 1156 were rebuilt into slugs. The only DRS-6-6-1500 that holds that honor was the class unit, the 1150, which became EL B-65 in July of 1965. <sigh> - Paul The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List Sponsored by the ELH&TS http://www.elhts.org The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List Sponsored by the ELH&TS http://www.elhts.org ------------------------------
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