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Historical Markers / Cornerstones, etc.History is all around us. Historical Markers. Cornerstones, Keystones, Plaques and other architectural features document history. They are on the sides of roads, on the foundations of schools and churches. Many older buildings had a name and date on the keystone at the very top. It is easy to miss these things as you go about your business in your daily life. Once you become aware of these traces of history you will develop a keen eye and a keen eye for history, of all kinds. Bottle CapsWhile cleaning, I found my bottle cap collection. There used to be a lot of different bottling houses and breweries in the Anthracite Region. On rummaging thru the caps, most of the companies have been long out of business - Ma's, Penn State Beverage, Star, and more. So much history in that little box. Coal Removed Behind Laurel Line Abutment On a recent drive down the Pittston Bypass, work removing coal behind the Laurel Line Abutment can be seen. This was the workings of the fromer Hieldburg Coliiery here. MORE Old Repeater, Glenburn On a recent trip to Glenburn, there is an old repeater still tanding trackside. Does not look like it has been used in years MORE CNJ Station Wilkes-Barre The CNJ Station in Wilkes-Barre, rotting away. Empty for many years, it was once a Niteclub and Eatery. Luzerene County is supposed to restore it, but I think more people are concerned with the transition to Home Rule. MORE Work On Stegmaier Bottling House 2nd busiest shopping day of the year and they have one lane closed to do working on the old Stegmaier Bottling House. Wiikes-Barre Bvld needs to be paved too. MORE Former Crystal Soda, Scranton The old Crystal Club Soda Plant is being coverted into office space and alternate uses. I used to like Crystal Club.MORE New Interlocking Cabins At Taylor Yard These new interlocking cabins are stored at Taylor Yard. Ready for installation along the Railroad. Some of the old ones were getting beat. MORECat on Fuzzy Blanket in Chessie Pose Took this picture or our cat. The image kept reminding me of something ... but what ? The Chessie Kitten, of course. MORE High and Wide Transformer on Bridge 60 Here is something you don't see every day : a Transformer on a depressed center flat car. MORE Painting of PNER Unit in Quinns Market On a recent shopping trip to Quinns Market in Pittston, I came across this painting of a PNER unit in Pittston. MORE Butler Mine Tunnel Still Smells Like Oil Driving past the old Butler Mine Tunnel in Pittston, it still smells like oil. Proabably due to the heavy rain. MORE Wilkes-Barre Lace Demolition The final chapter in the Wilkes-Barre Lace Saga. The large brick smokestack was impoded as some argued it should be saved as a historic landmark. The many buildings in this sprawling complex have been razed. A housing development is slated to go here. MORE Loomis Park Near the Dundee Tunnel is the little Patch Town of Loomis Park. These sturdy brick houses look pretty good and it looks like a nice neighborhood. MORE Susquehanna Coal Demolished LCCC will build the Joseph Pagliante (Joe Grotto) Culinary Arts Institute on this corner. MORE Jean King Water Tower This East End Landmark is still standing off of Butler Street in Wilkes-Barre. MORE Snowy Arthur Ave This wintery scene in Scranton only needs a streetcar to be a beautiful Christmas Card. Once this street, next to Nay Aug Park, was a popular streetcar route. MORE Spike From Hanson's Park This little spike came from the amusement park train tracks at Hanson's in Harvey's Lake. My uncle pointed it out to me the last time we were there went it was operating as a park. MORE If You Are Hurt Sign From one of the Kiosks on the Wyoming Valley Levee Project in Kingston. This Kiosk shows a multi language sign needed to communicate to miners MORE Conrail Boxcar Pittston Junction Old rusty boxcar with Conral "Can Opener" Logo MORE Old Hillcrest Lampshade Factory The Old Hillcrest Lampshade Factory. My Grandmother worked here. It has been vacant for many years. MORE Mr.Dickover Looks For His Grandfather's Bricks Relative of Dickover Brick Co, sees page on Dickover Bricks, gathers namesake heirloom MORE Vulcan 1984 Here are some photos and descriptions of the Vulcan in 1984. This proves that it was in running order when it came to Wilkes-Barre. A L&WV NHRS handed this to me at the October Meeting. MORE Scranton Railway Carbarns Pictures from the mid-90's of the old Scranton Railway Carbarns on Providence Road in Scranton. Today, the buildings are gone, with retail development near the site. MORE Remains of Roller Coaster at Hanson's Just the one segment still remains. This was the entrance to the park and at one time the LV Bowmans Creek Branch ran thru it. MORE Hampton Yard Super's House This building may be the last remaining building from Hampton Yard. It was the Superintendent's house. MORE Death on the D&H, a short story of people picking coal on the D&H only to get killed by a train MORE PRR Shark B Unit that was formerly at the Sullivan Trail Breaker. MORE
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Kingston (DL&W) gone Hampton Yard (DL&W) gone Carbondale (D&H) gone Scranton (DL&W) Preserved Scranton (near Schmidt Park) (CNJ) gone View All |
From 1981 CONRAIL Timetable :
WILKES-BARRE SECONDARY TRACK
(Lehigh Division)
3.9 CENTRAL SCRAP IRON 1
2.5 FRANKLIN CROSSING 1
1.3 ASHLEY 1
174.0 FRANKLIN JCT (Connction to
Franklin Ind Track
171.6 SOUTH WILKES-BARRE
175.9 DANA ST. WILKES-BARRE
176.0 WILKES-BARRE
177.2 NORTH WILKES-BARRE
178.3 SHAFER 2
180.3 PLAINSVILLE
185.5 PITTSTON JCT (Connection to Lehigh
Main Line - Connection to
Taylor Secondary Track) 2
The direction from Central Scrap Iron to
Pittston Jct is westward.
Track Controlled by Train Dispatcher,
Bethlehem
Note 1 - Distance From Franklin Junction
Note 2 - Westward Trains must not pass Shafer
or Pittston Lumber Switch MP 185.0 without
authority of Train Dispatcher, Bethlehem
(At this point in time, the Lehigh Line has not
been downgraded to Secondary line status)
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Phoebe Snow (DL&W) Apollo (LV) The Black Diamond (LV) The John Wikes (LV) Adirondack (D&H) The Pocono Express (DL&W) View All |
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Remember the Butler Street Bridge ??? The best place to watch the LV and the D&H in the 70s was on its steps. |
The following articles, recollections and stories are more in depth and longer then the weblog format pages that the sightings and most other things are done in
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If Firwood caught on fire, would Laurel Run ? Buttonwood, Askam.
Detour? That Frenchman builds the worst roads..
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