From: pgifford@reis36.alleg.edu (Pete Gifford)
Subject: Information requests
Organization: Allegheny College
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 19:42:34 GMT

1. Does anyone have the address and phone of the Reading Company
   Technical and Historical Society?  (Reading Railroad historical
   society)  Is it worthwhile to join such organizations?

2. Can anyone suggest a source of information on the recent history of
   the Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad, since, say, 1965?

3. Here's the operational question.  Conrail runs through my home town of
   Meadville on the old Erie tracks.  This is a line (Southern Tier) that
   runs form Hornell, NY to somewhere around Mercer PA.  I frequently
   drive along the B&LE tracks around Greenville, PA.  This weekend I saw
   4 Conrail locomotives parked in the B&LE yard just south of
   Greenville.  First time ever.  Seemed strange.  Is it unusual for
   different railroads to hold/store locos on their tracks?  I have also
   occasionally seen a BN loco lashed up with a Conrail in the Meadville
   yard.  Is that type of thing unusual?  I'm full of dumb questions this
   year!
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Pete Gifford
Allegheny College
pgifford@alleg.edu

I have three requests for the net wisdom and information archives.

1. Does anyone have the address and phone of the Reading Company
   Technical and Historical Society?  (Reading Railroad historical
   society)  Is it worthwhile to join such organizations?

2. Can anyone suggest a source of information on the recent history of
   the Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad, since, say, 1965?

3. Here's the operational question.  Conrail runs through my home town of
   Meadville on the old Erie tracks.  This is a line (Southern Tier) that
   runs form Hornell, NY to somewhere around Mercer PA.  I frequently
   drive along the B&LE tracks around Greenville, PA.  This weekend I saw
   4 Conrail locomotives parked in the B&LE yard just south of
   Greenville.  First time ever.  Seemed strange.  Is it unusual for
   different railroads to hold/store locos on their tracks?  I have also
   occasionally seen a BN loco lashed up with a Conrail in the Meadville
   yard.  Is that type of thing unusual?  I'm full of dumb questions this
   year!
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Pete Gifford
Allegheny College
pgifford@alleg.edu

I have three requests for the net wisdom and information archives.

1. Does anyone have the address and phone of the Reading Company
   Technical and Historical Society?  (Reading Railroad historical
   society)  Is it worthwhile to join such organizations?

2. Can anyone suggest a source of information on the recent history of
   the Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad, since, say, 1965?

3. Here's the operational question.  Conrail runs through my home town of
   Meadville on the old Erie tracks.  This is a line (Southern Tier) that
   runs form Hornell, NY to somewhere around Mercer PA.  I frequently
   drive along the B&LE tracks around Greenville, PA.  This weekend I saw
   4 Conrail locomotives parked in the B&LE yard just south of
   Greenville.  First time ever.  Seemed strange.  Is it unusual for
   different railroads to hold/store locos on their tracks?  I have also
   occasionally seen a BN loco lashed up with a Conrail in the Meadville
   yard.  Is that type of thing unusual?  I'm full of dumb questions this
   year!
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Pete Gifford
Allegheny College
pgifford@alleg.edu



I have three requests for the net wisdom and information archives.

1. Does anyone have the address and phone of the Reading Company
   Technical and Historical Society?  (Reading Railroad historical
   society)  Is it worthwhile to join such organizations?

2. Can anyone suggest a source of information on the recent history of
   the Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad, since, say, 1965?

3. Here's the operational question.  Conrail runs through my home town of
   Meadville on the old Erie tracks.  This is a line (Southern Tier) that
   runs form Hornell, NY to somewhere around Mercer PA.  I frequently
   drive along the B&LE tracks around Greenville, PA.  This weekend I saw
   4 Conrail locomotives parked in the B&LE yard just south of
   Greenville.  First time ever.  Seemed strange.  Is it unusual for
   different railroads to hold/store locos on their tracks?  I have also
   occasionally seen a BN loco lashed up with a Conrail in the Meadville
   yard.  Is that type of thing unusual?  I'm full of dumb questions this
   year!
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Pete Gifford
Allegheny College
pgifford@alleg.edu
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