"We're Not Stopping On This Grade!"

Longtime railfan Jay Winn discusses some recollections of the E-L's Utica NY line beginning at the 1.23:39 mark of this recent video, including a cab ride on a southbound freight on Paris Hill's 1.8% grade:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxyieeqgRiE

I presume he means "GP-7's" - if I'm not mistaken neither Erie nor DL&W had GP9's.

https://www.thedieselshop.us/ErieL.HTML

Erie 1260-1265 GP9's Built 6/56

To Erie Lackawanna with same numbers.

Todd K Stearns

I stand corrected - thank you!

You're welcome. I just want to keep the facts straight. Years ago, I thought the same thing. They sure didn't have a heck of a lot of them!

toddsyr wrote:You're welcome. I just want to keep the facts straight. Years ago, I thought the same thing. They sure didn't have a heck of a lot of them!

We are on the same page. Some things I know absolutely. On others I try to use a disclaimer like "I think..." or "as far as I know....", so someone X years from now will not take my incorrect understanding and consider it to be fact.