Fifty years ago this last week, on Friday, March 27, 1953 at about 10 PM; near MP 112 on the Erie Division [just east of Pa-Ohio line], two passenger trains...
... Thanks for the post. I remember going out to Geneva on the Lake, Oh in the late 1950s, and it was then still mostly farm country. Note: The NYC was still a...
... Thought I would add some info. From what I remember... There was actually two LE&P RRs. LE&P #1 was organized and promoted by local's (Lorain area)and...
I finally got a chance to see the picture on the front page of Wednesdays Metro section in the Plain Dealer. The picture was taken from inside the W 3rd...
Ron J Sprungle
ronjspr@...
Apr 3, 2003 10:39 pm
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A busy afternoon at the fueling facility especially from 12 to 2:30 today. I actually had no intentions of catching any trains today because of the temps but...
Rob, Missed you by about thirty minutes passing through at about 11:30 with empty hopper train headed eastbound stopped at the pumps. Your a brave soul to...
A new camera? I wish Jay but instead I just went to the image composer program and did some touching up. It seems on overcast days I have the most trouble with...
... merger study document: The original plan was to use the NYC Short Line between Rockport and Marcy, along with the LE&P as a main route through or around...
Hi Group, Been on vacation so I may have missed part of this one. The NYC Historical Society had a couple of articles about this in their magazine. I did...
There was a most confusing blurb in the Lorain paper about NS clipping a Sperry car the other day. Well it appears to be true as the Sperry car is sitting out...
What did LE&P stand for? I am familiar with the LA&S (Lorain, Ashland and Southern), but have never heard of the LE&P. Dale ... ADVERTISEMENT ... [Non-text...
... Lake Erie & Pittsburgh ... tried to get into the steel plant at Lorain about the same time as the Lorain & West Virginia was being built. The archives fron...
... The Erie also had a stake in the LA&S. The PRR and NYC jointly bought out the LE&P to keep it from being built--not intruding on their share of the pie. ...
Heard from a friend at NS. The Sperry car ran the signal at Root Rd. and sideswiped the 14T. Damaged about 60 cars on the train. Sperry car was #141. Jim...
Rob, I have a copy of an article from the NYC H.S. about the LE&P. I believe the author is Harwood, but I may be wrong. It would likely answer some of the...
When you guys are watching the fuel station at E. 200th, where do you park? Rob __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax...
Rob, I've been too busy the past two months to do little more than pass through the area. In the past I have parked in the car wash on the north side of the...
Today in the Plain Dealer it was reported that plans are in place to extend the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad excursionn train into downtown Cleveland by...
... you ... +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Rob, I prefer to hit the fueling station on the weekends when the adjacent business's on St Clair...
Plans are in place. There only seems to be one major hurdle. Ron On Wed, 09 Apr 2003 20:41:25 -0000 "jay_bronc" <jaybronc@...> ... ...
Ron J Sprungle
ronjspr@...
Apr 9, 2003 11:36 pm
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... Probably the same hurdle that CVSR hasn't been able to get over for the past how many years--getting CSX to let them run up through Clark Avenue yard and...
Maybe they will use the W&LE tracks and come up out of the Akron area to and
past the old LTV steel plant and on over to the Amtrak station in the
downtown...
... Or perception thereof. Personally, I don't buy into any of that Tom Ridge crap. Just act normally, like nuthin' is goin' on, just like we all did prior to...
This is very well said...and If by chance I see some "Bin Ladan" look alike
stuffing what looks like railroad flares under some tracks while I am
railfaning...
If anyone would like references to make the NYCSHS Central Headlight issues with the LE&P easier to find, they are Vol. XXV No.1 - 1st Qtr 1995 and Vol. XXV...
Greetings! Once again, it's time to report on the news and upcoming events of the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad. There's not much to say that you don't...
