Erie Lackawanna Historical Society Two New ELHS Exclusives
Erie and DL&W
Wreck Trains by Ron Dukarm Available through the
MAITLAND TOWER HO Erie Lackawanna Historical Society
Let’s Try That Again
Maitland Tower
Erie Crossing Shanty
The Maitland Tower kit builds into a model of the tower's initial configuration and can be modified to represent a number of other Erie west end towers. Maitland also broke up the block between Glen Echo and Cold Springs on the Dayton Branch and was used by the DT&I to issue trains orders. This served to extend the tower life more than anything else and remained in service well into the Conrail years. Crossing Shanty not included
Member price $5200
plus $8.95 s&h (US Funds Only)
Non-member price $6500
ERIE CROSSING SHANTY
This kit builds into a model representing crossing shanties located throughout the Erie west end.
This 100 page, five chapter spiral bound book includes 153 photos of Lackawanna, Erie, and EL wreck cranes and their associated equipment. Most of these photographs are being published for the first time. The book also includes 36 drawings and equipment charts. Ron thoroughly covers the complete roster of wrecking cranes, wreck trains, and wrecking procedures of all three railroads. Ron also provides the first ever explanation of Erie's mysterious Maintenance Of Way numbering system. Non-member price
Member price $1400
plus $8.95 s&h (US Funds Only)
Member price HO $5000
plus $8.95 s&h
Non-member price $1750
★ ★ STILL AVAILABLE ★ ★ DL&W Vestal, N.Y. Station
(US Funds Only)
Member price HO $5000 N
$1696
Member price $3800 (US Funds Only)
plus $8.95 s&h $8.95 s&h
Erie Lackawanna Historical Society Erie Steam Locomotive Diagram Book Book No. 2 (1944)
Books from
Erie Passenger Equipment Diagram Book Book No. 76, May 1952
DL&W Locomotive Classificaton Diagram Book Revised July 1st 1939
Erie Passenger Equipment Diagram Book Book No. 76, May 1952
$32.00 $24.00
$32.00 $24.00
DL&W Classification of Freight Equipment Corrected to May 1, 1952
Erie Lackawanna Passenger Equipment Diagram Book, Book No. 15, Issued Aug. 30, 1966.
Erie Lackawanna Freight Equipment Diagram Book, Book No. 78, Updated May 9, 1975
plus $8.95 s&h
(Book prices are non-member. Please allow 4-6 weeks delivery) (US Funds Only)
plus $8.95 s&h (US Funds Only) (Book prices are non-member. Please allow 4-6 weeks delivery)
www.erielackhs.org Dealer Inquiries Welcome
Order from: ELHS, Department RF Jay Held, 10-10 ELLIS AVE, FAIR LAWN, N.J. 07410 No phone calls will be accepted For information send SASE
N.J., PA & Ohio res. add sales tax. Outside US extra s&h.
ELHS membership at $35 per membership cycle. Cycle includes four issues of our magazine “The Diamond” and four newsletters with modeling
information. Separate check please. Send to: ELHS c/o Randy Dettmer, 290 W. Prospect St., Hudson, OH 44236
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Erie Lackawanna Freight Equipment Diagram Book, Book No. 78, Updated May 9, 1975
Erie Lackawanna Passenger Equipment Diagram Book, Book No. 15, Issued Aug. 30, 1966.
DL&W Classification of Freight Equipment Corrected to May 1, 1952
$30.00 $21.00
$30.00 $21.00
$32.00 $32.00 $32.00 $32.00 ★ ★ STILL AVAILABLE ★ ★
Erie Waldwick Interlocking Tower HO & N plus
US Funds Only N Books from
$1995
Non-member price HO $6500
$4800
Erie Lackawanna Historical Society Erie Steam Locomotive Diagram Book Book No. 2 (1944)
DL&W Locomotive Classificaton Diagram Book Revised July 1st 1939
The Penn Central Railroad Historical Societyheld its 2013 “Despatch Express” convention in Rochester
, N.Y
Non-member price HO $6500
., over the weekend of September 26-29. Part of the Saturday activities
included a tour of the Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum. The convention attendees posed with a preserved Merchants Despatch Transportation ice reefer and a restored Penn Central transfer caboose after touring the facilities.
YOU MAY REMEMBER a few months (MARKERS, June 2013) ago I described a not-so-pleasant experience where I was invited to make a presentation to a group of railroad enthusi- asts, only to be scrubbed late in the evening because the schedule was not followed. I con- sidered it a hard lesson learned and moved on to more productive aspects of my life. Not long after that incident, I discovered that the Penn Central Railroad Historical Society had chosen Rochester, N.Y., for their 2013 annual convention. It sounded like a fun event, and I reached out and offered sup- port as a representative of several groups based in Rochester. I was introduced to Jim Hebner, who was in charge of organizing the event, and we began trading e-mails to dis- cuss possible convention activities. At some point, I was invited to join the slate of pre- senters scheduled for the weekend and pres- ent the history of Rochester’s railroads. Since the event was going to be held locally, and I already had a presentation prepared, I decided the “risk” was low, and agreed. What was initially months away turned into weeks and then days. Suddenly, I was in the middle of a magazine deadline and wasn’t really keeping up with e-mails or the calendar. Taking a break, I sent Jim Hebner a quick note to confirm the details of the event. I quickly received a response back in- dicating the location of the hotel, the meet- ing room, what time I should arrive and ex- actly how much time I would have to present. What’s more, Jim made sure I was registered for the convention as a guest of PCRRHS and I was also invited to their ban- quet, which I thought was a kind gesture.
The PCRRHS convention opened on the evening of September 26, with the initial meeting taking place at the Doubletree Ho- tel in suburban Henrietta. One of my friends asked me, “Don’t you ever get nervous about speaking in public?” I kinda laughed it off because normally, I do not. Of course, at that moment, I began to wonder if there was something I should be nervous about? I introduced myself at the registration table and was warmly greeted with bemused looks (“We expected someone older.
. .”). I
headed for the meeting room to introduce myself to Jim Hebner and get my presenta- tion installed. There were a wide range of Penn Central artifacts and scale models on display all around the room. A few sale items found their way into my collection as I chat- ted with the attendees.
After some welcoming remarks and a brief introduction, I was on. I tried not to get too bogged down in details, instead trying to give the audience a basic primer on our local railroad history. Of course, I spent a little more time focused on the Penn Central and its operations. Some sharp folks in the audi- ence helped correct some of my slides so I can make my presentation even better next time. All in all, it went very well. Jim Hebner followed up with a show of his
own, which featured Penn Central action around Rochester
in the 1970s. Having
grown up in nearby Webster, Jim had a front row seat for PC’s main line and branch line operations radiating out of Rochester. My interaction with the PCRRHS didn’t
end on Thursday night, however. On Friday morning, I hosted the group for a special
PHOTO BY OTTO M. VONDRAK
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