by Matt Langworthy
TB Diamond wrote:Matt:I don't know the specific date of the final trip but I recall it was in the early fall (September or October) when my family found out because school had started. I asked my parents if we could go on a fall foliage trip. They agreed it was a good idea so my mother called LAL... only to get the bad news excursion service had recently ended for good.
Thank you for the correction. Had recall that the LA&L passenger service was to end in 1976 account probems finding proper insurance. My photo notes stated that the last train was on 31 Oct. 1976. Had no mention of LA&L passenger service in my files for 1977. Now that you mentioned it, I do recall that service was to start up in 1977 but never got down to Livonia to confirm it. Do you happen to recall the date of the final trip?
My last trip on the LAL was in during the summer... because I remember seeing swimmers in the pond along the ROW.
BTW, I still have an old, red LAL excursion brochure in my RR memorabilia.
Matt Langworthy
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