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Posted by hankmorris (Member # 1956) on :

The so-called "Cornell Roads" consisted of three or four railroads owned by Thomas Cornell and his Cornell Steamboat Company.

Which roads did he own? When incorporated? When abandoned or acquired by other roads? etc.?

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Hank Morris, consulting editor
National Railway Bulletin (NRHS)

Posted by Oat (Member # 2070) on :

http://www.ulster.net/~hrmm/cornell/introduction.html

Posted by Oat (Member # 2070) on :

I have to wonder. As a consulting editor, are you asking us to do your research for you?

Sure looks that way.

Posted by hankmorris (Member # 1956) on :

Having just spent 3-1/2 months in hospital and three trips to the "OR", I'm in poor shape to walk as the surgeries were on my legs. Furthermore, the NRHS library, while extensive, still has some glaring holes in its collection. (I'm in Chicago, and it's in Philadelphia, by the way.)

I'm sorry you feel I'm "using" you. I've found many railfans to be far more knowledgable than some of the published so-called "experts" and many great pieces of knowledge, otherwise unpublished, reside in their collective memories.

I would be remiss in my duties to accept articles carte blanche. I check facts and, when I can't find the information with a Google search, I resort to tapping the knowledge of my fellow railfans.

You would be insulted if I published some of the stuff I've had to fix. You would say, "How dare he put this out." I agree, so I try not to.

It's better to find out an article is perpetuating an "urban myth" than to give it credence by continuing it in print. This adds a level of credibility that's hard to deny.

Also, I don't hide behind a pseudonym or disguise my intent.

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Hank Morris, consulting editor
National Railway Bulletin (NRHS)

[This message has been edited by hankmorris (edited 11-12-2002).]

Posted by Oat (Member # 2070) on :

Sorry about your health and thanks for clarifying.

And I'm sorry if I've offended you in any way.

Posted by hankmorris (Member # 1956) on :

No problem.

I hope if you have anything to contribute to me or anyone else that you'll jump in. We can all learn from each other.

Railfans are some of the best people around.

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Hank Morris, consulting editor
National Railway Bulletin (NRHS)