I almost got a job on the Erie Lacawanna (E-L)back in the 60's. My dad ( who worked 35 years for the E-L) talked me out of it. The rail roads weren't doing that well back then. My grandfather was an electrician on the E-L back in the 20's. I was going to join the E-L and change over those electric lines. They were 13,000 Volt Dc and they were changing over to 33,000 Volt AC. ( I believe) Instead I got a job in an alarm company, then to an electrical contractor, then my own business. Funny thing is that my ex-Sister in law and nephew got jobs working on the E-L. She is a conductor and he is an electrician working on the electric lines from Dover to Montclair.
