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
Patience At Stony Beach
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)
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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 wooden grain elevator at Stony Beach, Saskatchewan, is unusual for a couple of reasons — it is red rather than the silver typically found on Saskatchewan Wheat Pool elevators, and it retains its Pool logo. Calling Stony Beach a “town” might be a bit of a stretch; the only entertainment, other than the daily train, are the dragon flies (below).
Non-member price HO $6500
LAST MONTH WE HAD A FEATURE on a tour of the Canadian Prairies in Saskatchewan and Manitoba written by George Pitarys. Yours truly and my brother Bruce were also along for the trip. One story that we didn’t have room for was the complete tale surrounding the cover shot taken at Stony Beach, Saskatchewan. To paraphrase Paul Harvey, here is the rest of the story. There’s no doubt that part of the allure of the Canadian prairies are the wooden grain elevators that appear on the horizon as you approach many towns. The number of the classic elevators has plummeted over the past two decades, with hundreds being torn down into the early 2000s. Over the past decade the carnage has slowed as the sur- viving elevators have been purchased by towns or farmer co-ops for storage or to pre- serve the scales located inside. The Saskatchewan Wheat Pool controlled hundreds of elevators in its namesake province, but about ten years ago began to dispose of the few wooden elevators it still had, consolidating operations at much larg- er high through-put (HTP) elevators. As the elevators were sold, the Pool painted over its logo, leaving just the words “Saskatchewan” and the town name (and in some rare cases, the Pool elevator number) on the building. That brings us to Stony Beach, a small town (and calling it a “town” is being gener- ous) on a Canadian National branch line lo- cated about halfway between Regina and Moose Jaw. The CN transcontinental route runs much farther to the north on its way to Saskatoon; the Canadian Pacific main line, however, is parallel to this branch just a few
miles south. The elevator at Stony Beach is unusual for two reasons; first, it retains its Pool logo and, second, it’s painted barn red and lacks the silver sheathing that most Pool elevators had. On August 26 we arrived at Stony Beach at about 3:45 in the afternoon. We knew a lo- cal train worked the branch out of Regina in the afternoon, but beyond that we didn’t know much more. With no one around, we set about photographing the elevator from a bunch of different angles; of all the elevators
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