Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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There are no train runbys in this video. It's just seven minutes of cars passing through the retarders and rolling down the hump at Erie Lackawanna's classification yard at Marion, Ohio.
While always a busy place, it became even more strategic for the EL, as beginning in 1971 a new operating plan meant Marion was responsible for pre-blocking trains for direct interchange to western connections in Chicago.
If you're really into freight train operations, and especially if you're fond of the EL, this website is a goldmine. rails.jimgworld.com/el_ops.html
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There are no train runbys in this video. It's just seven minutes of cars passing through the retarders and rolling down the hump at Erie Lackawanna's classification yard at Marion, Ohio.
While always a busy place, it became even more strategic for the EL, as beginning in 1971 a new operating plan meant Marion was responsible for pre-blocking trains for direct interchange to western connections in Chicago.
If you're really into freight train operations, and especially if you're fond of the EL, this website is a goldmine. rails.jimgworld.com/el_ops.html
