DIAMOND ERIE LACKAWANNA ZY TOWER, HORNELL, N.Y. 8-1
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THIS IS THE DIAMOND VOL 8, NO. 1. FRONT COVER: GP35 #3579 LEADS A U25B AND TWO CARS NEAR RATTLESNAKE CURVE IN THE MAGESTIC CANISTEO RIVER VALLEY WITH UTICA 74 IN OCTOBER 1974. ORIGINATING OUT OF HORNELL, THIS ORDINARY FILLED OUT ITS TRAIN AT GANG MILLS WITH TRAFFIC DESTINED FOR UTICA AND POINTS IN BETWEEN. IN THIS ISSUE DELWARE, LACAWANNA & WESTERN BLACK THURSDAY. ON AUGUST 18, 1955 HURICAINE DIANE STRUCK THE POCONOS AND DEALTH THE END OF THE LACAWANNA RAILROAD AND FORCED IT TO MERGE WITH THE ERIE RAILROAD. TEN HALF PAGE PHOTOS, A STRIP MAP AND A LETTER FROM THE DL&W EXECUTIVE OFFICES ON THE INFLUENCE ON THE LACAWANNA. `NEXT THE FIRST TRIP WEST ON THE GROWNING UP OF THE ERIE. PHOTOS OF THE ERIE WORKING IN AND AROUND BUFFALO. BRINGING UP THE REAR IS THE ZY TOWER IN HORNELL, N.Y. PHOTOS AND STRIP MAP FROM THE CASS ST. TOWER TO ZY TOWER. IF FREIGHT TRAFFIC DENISTY IS THE MEASURE, THEN THE HORNELL QUALIFIES AS THE HEART OF THE ERIE AND ERIE LACAWANNA RAILROADS. THE SUSQUEHANNA DIVISION, ALLEGANY DIVISION AND TRAINS FROM BINGHAMTON, N.Y. ALL DEPENDED ON THE HORNELL YARDS. ALSO A FULL PAGE SCHEMATIC OF THE ERIE STANDARD AUTOMATIC WARNING SIGINAL HIGHWAY GRADE CROSSING LIGHTS. HIGH BID PAYS $3.75 S&H. MEDIA MAIL $2.70. INSURANCE OPTIONAL $1.65. MONEY ORDER, CHECK OR PAYPAL. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.
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