Was that the one that was so bad the governor or mayor of New York (City?) said the commuter rails would not be elevated? I remember reading something about this years ago. The extreme cold caused the elevated railways (els) to stop, so the power-that-was ordered them (re)built underground so the weather would never again stop them. Shirley [log in to unmask] ---------- From: Julie Bright <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Blizzard of 1888 Date: Thursday, October 23, 1997 5:55 PM Hi Group Many thanks to all who have responded with the answer to this question. For those interested, the dates of the Blizzard of 1888 were March 11th-14th. Julie