• Boonton combine to Ontario Hydro, then LAL

  • Discussion relating to the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western, the Erie, and the resulting 1960 merger creating the Erie Lackawanna. Visit the Erie Lackawanna Historical Society at http://www.erielackhs.org/.
Discussion relating to the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western, the Erie, and the resulting 1960 merger creating the Erie Lackawanna. Visit the Erie Lackawanna Historical Society at http://www.erielackhs.org/.

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  by Otto Vondrak
 
The Livonia, Avon & Lakeville acquired an ex-DLW Boonton combine from the Ontario Hydro authority in 1964. It was used by construction crews working along the Ontario Northland Railroad. There appears to be no record of this car's original number when it was shipped to Canada. Anybody have any possible idea which combine could have made the trip north? It served on the LAL until it was later sold to the Gettysburg Railroad.

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  by VTM
 
I know that we attempted to locate evidence of the prior car number while on the LAL.

Any trace of car number or Lackawanna lettering had been obliterated. Presumably the car had been well prepped prior to any repainting by owners subsequent to the DL&W.

"DL&W" did appear on truck castings

VTM