This afternoon's mail brought a package from the NMRA containing a copy of the Cline/Culotta POSTWAR FREIGHT CAR FLEET book. I missed the first printing but ordered a copy as soon as I saw the

and then Kurt Laughlin wrote: Kurt is right about the differences in discussion, but notice that Schuyler did NOT say the Erie carried MOST of the perishables, only that they were the LARGEST of

On the smarter point. Bruce likes the Pennsy, Brianna likes the New Haven, some would postulate she is already smarter. :-) Brian J Carlson P.E. Cheektowaga NY

Douglas Harding wrote: Also overlooked was canned goods which were often shipped in reefers. No ice of course. What do they call that today... RBL?? And don't forget beer either. Dave Nelson

timboconnor@... wrote: No, I goofed the unit of measure. Should have written tons where I wrote carloads. Makes those 54 whatevers of Peaches out of PA 54 tons... So, ahh, maybe 4 or 5

Gary not to disputed your assumption that the commodities cited moved in reefers. But there are exceptions. Sugar beets were loaded in open cars, gons or hoppers, for delivery to the processing plant.

Tim, I emailed him last we and he relied promptly. I used the email address Richard quoted David Ball _____ From: STMFC@... [mailto:STMFC@...] On Behalf

Plus, no one has yet mentioned the fact that so much produce was shipped without a known ultimate destination (i.e. no buyer) and was diverted enroute. I'll bet this accounted for a lot of interesting

Malcolm Laughlin wrote: This is absolutely true. But as PFE people said, many shippers wanted advice about conditions in the east. Sure, they had the call, and some shippers had hard-nosed traffic

Malcolm Laughlin wrote: This is very true, and all the PFE people I spoke with remarked on their need to understand the concerns of the "parent railroads" and follow them, within reason. But at

I talked to him on the phone Saturday. You may have an out of date e-mail address. Try <tculotta@...>. Richard Hendrickson

Doesn't that qualify as child abuse? Be careful! All too soon she'll be bigger and stronger than you. Maybe smarter as well. Richard Hendrickson

If the ERIE is supposed to be the bridge line to New England, it seems like a lot of Maine spuds are moving on the PRR compared to the ERIE. Bruce F. Smith ======== Let's not start

Something else to consider in regard to the share of traffic thing. While PFE may have preferred one eastern road, say the SDG, it was owned by SP and UP, which had relationships with other roads,

Posted by: "Anthony Thompson" Schuyler Larrabee wrote: Ahem. If you check, Schuyler, you will find that PFE's traffic through Chicago was more than 50% greater than SFRD, and in some years was

the Erie makes a good story, but I don't believe it's borne out by the facts. ============ This overlooks an essential fact. It was the shipper who determined the routing, not SF or PFE of

I don't dispute this, but Erie wasn't exactly dominant. NYC and PRR were major carriers, and the NKP/WAB-LV/DL&W routes were not insignificant. Not true. If you look at those trains arriving