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From: sales sales AT phoebesnowco DOT com
Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2016 08:36:22 -0400
Subject: Re: (erielack) October calendar photo
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Here is a placemat menu from one of these Cleveland Press specials.Since it
is for EL Railway I think it is from either 1968 or 1969.

Tim

On Tue, Oct 4, 2016 at 9:36 PM, Stephen TImko wrote:

>
> During the late '60's there were two newspapers in Cleveland---the
> Cleveland Plain-Dealer (morning) and the Cleveland Press (afternoon). The
> Cleveland Press sponsored the Cleveland Press Specials to New York City
> several times during the year--spring to fall if I remember correctly. The
> equipment was gathered for several days ahead of departure at Youngstown,
> and deadheaded to Cleveland the day of departure. The special train
> departed Cleveland Union Terminal about 4pm I believe--ahead of train #628
> (later #28), and usually ran with a pair of PA's and an E8, a dozen or more
> coaches, diners, sleepers, a tavern lounge, and a baggage car. Train ran
> via 2nd Subdivision from SN to Pymatuning, and on to Meadville, Hornell,
> etc., arriving at Hoboken Saturday morning early. Patrons stayed in a NYC
> hotel Saturday night, and returned to the train on Sunday evening for
> departure about 8 or 9 pm. Arrival back in Cleveland was about 8 AM Monday
> morning.
>
> The train was well patronized and was given priority over the road.
>
> Hopefully there will be information on this special operation in the
> archives and would make a good article for THE DIAMOND.
>
> Steve Timko
>
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