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From: "Paul R DOT Tupaczewski" paultup AT comcast DOT net
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2008 21:44:47 -0400
Subject: RE: (erielack) Foreign Power On the EL
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> It was my impression that running to Croxton was limited to
> the Q years, since I had never seen photos of BN power east
> of Port

Here's a "twofer" - the attached "bn-at-croxton" shows a trio of BN units at
Croxton in March of 1973. So you might want to extend out your year to 1973?
(I also have a photo of a BN caboose on the back of a freight at Greendell,
also in 1973)


> (the closest thing was the stillborn green and white
> scheme on the Q SD45's).

And the attached "cbq-at-waldwick" shows a pair of the green/white CB&Q
SD45s overtaking a local at the Waldwick S-curve (no date on this photo,
alas)




> Steve, as for MILW engines, the normal limit of power pooling
> was either Marion or Meadville, but an ex-employee of EL,
> Keith Robbins, said MILW Geeps ventured as far as Croxton for
> mileage equalization. Paul, what was the date of the photo of
> MILW GP20's at Millrift?

My bad, it was a pair of MILW GP40s. That photo was taken in 1974. I have 14
shots of MILW units on EL trains, and they all are dated in the fourth
quarter 1973 and first quarter 1974, to better delineate the use of MILW
power. Surprisingly, all the power on these trains were GP40s, with the
exception of some old F-units that appeared to be used only on the west end
of the EL just before Conrail.

- Paul


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