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January 8, 2025 13 mins

The Erie Lackawanna is a beloved railroad among rail enthusiasts, historians, and those who lived along its route. But was the Erie Lackawanna a bad idea? Should it have been created in the first place? The All Aboard Podcast dives in! All Aboard Podcast Episode #60 ____________________________ Source Material: 1. Erie Lackawanna: The Death of an American Railroad, 1938-1992. Grant, H. Roger. 1994. Stanford University Press. 2.Chicago Great Western Railway, "The Corn Belt Route." Burns, Adam. American-Rails.com. Accessed December 30, 2024. Link: https://www.american-rails.com/cgw.html 3. Gone: Erie Lackawanna Memories. YouTube user: erie825. Accessed December 30, 2024. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxH-F99kAcQ 4. the Minneapolis St Paul, & Sault St Marie RR AKA: The Soo Line. System Map. Accessed: December 30, 2024. Link: https://railfanguides.us/system/soo/index.htm 5. (Photo): In 1977, D&H SD45 #803 shows off its L-shaped windshield and patched EL paint scheme. The Garbely Publishing Company collection. Accessed: December 30, 2024. Link: https://bridge-line.org/emdsd45 6. (Photo): eastbound intermodal. Fingerhood, Bruce. Accessed December 30, 2024. Link: https://www.flickr.com/photos/springfieldhomer/3782223247 7. (Photo): D&H passenger train at Windsor Station (Montreal, QC). Photographer Unknown, Jacob Patterson collection. Accessed December 30, 2024. Link: https://www.railpictures.ca/upload/with-a-pair-of-delaware-hudson-alco-pa-4s-upfront-amtraks-adirondack-prepares-to-depart-windsor-station-in-montreal-for-new-york-as-train-68-at-0930h-the-dh-had-operated-passenger-servic 8. (Photo): Delaware & Hudson Map. Streamlinermemories.info. Accessed December 30, 2024. Link: https://streamlinermemories.info/Eastern/D&HMap.pdf 9. (Photo): Lackwanna Cutoff Route. Lackawannacutoff.org. Link: http://lackawannacutoff.org/photo-gallery/ Others noted in video. _____________________________ Patreon: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠https://www.allthingstrains.com⁠⁠ Rumble: ⁠⁠https://rumble.com/c/AllTrainPodcasts YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@AllThingsTrains4022 Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/AllThingsTrains4022/⁠⁠ X: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/AllAboardMedia⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/allthingstrains4022/⁠⁠ Truth Social: ⁠⁠https://truthsocial.com/@AllAboardMedia

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