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Erie Lackawanna Historical Society
The Merchant’s Engines by Jerry Segrue
The history of the Lackawanna Railroad’s Pacific Steam engines with a concentration on the famous “Streamstyled Pacifics”. This 60 page softbound book includes over 50 photographs and separate scale drawings of each of the four streamstyled engines. Also covered is the construction of the DL&W’s several classes of 4-6-2s and their unorthodox numbering. Member price
$2100 plus $8.95 s&h
Non-member price $2495
Erie USRA Heavy Pacifics
by D.G. Biernaki
This 80 page book provides comprehensive coverage of these fascinating locomotives
Member price Non-member price
$1500 plus $8.95 s&h $1800 2014 ELHS Calendar
While it’s an expensive nuisance to the railroad, photographing graffiti captures part of the historical record of a railroad (above). Although derelict locomotives, such as these old cannibalized units (below) in a weedy rail yard in Limon, Colo., in the 1980s, are an ugly aspect of railfanning, they can make good photography subjects.
ton Northern railroad cop yell at me to move off railroad property, although I was well away from the tracks in an open area with no signs indicating it was railroad property. A good railfan friend in Texas told me he has been approached twice by a railroad de- tective when making photos of trains, al- though the detective was courteous and just wanted to see his identification. My friend’s license tag number was once on file with BNSF as a “non-threatening” railfan. On one occasion a railroad detective called my friend after he had made some photos of a stopped train because the engine crew had called in his car license, to be sure that there was no danger to the railroad. But this stiff rise in railroad security goes
far beyond a terrorism watch or the simple trespass of being on railroad property for
photography. It is also due to the increased vandalism, graffiti, and theft by gang mem- bers and other miscreants, including out- right thieves. Many states have railroad- specific trespassing laws. Even in those that don’t, general trespassing laws apply. Walking the tracks has been a leading
cause of rail-related deaths. In the 1990s while chasing a UP 3985 photo excursion, I was high up on a hillside overlooking the multi-track main line. I noticed a man and child walking along between the rails of one of the open lines while watching 3985 up ahead, when I heard a whistle at the crossing about a half mile behind me. They continued walking as if unaware of the oncoming train. Knowing the speed of trains through here and that the engineer would not be able to even see the people around the hill, I yelled
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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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