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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. Rhone, The Hanover Section of Nanticoke Sign Several new signs now mark the Hanover Section of Nanticoke, as Rhone. Rhone was the name of the area before it was a part of Nanticoke. 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 Model Steam Engine, South Scranton Came across this model steam locomotive in South Scranton, near the D-L Breck Street Shops MORE D-L Operation Lifesaver Boxcar Parked at Steamton NHS in Scranton. Mixed in with other cars from the D-L MORE Web Album - McDade Park A winter's walk in McDade Park in Scranton MORE Conrail Boxcar Pittston Junction Old rusty boxcar with Conral "Can Opener" Logo MORE Incident at Steamtown A rail rolls over on Bridge 60 as a steam engine rolls over it. MORE Harry E Culm Dump A Culm Dump from the old Harry E Colliery still towers over Swoyersville, PA MORE 425 at Duryea One of the first runs of "Four and a Quarter". The train is coming from Jim Thorpe, returning to Tunkhannock. MORE Old Hillcrest Lampshade Factory The Old Hillcrest Lampshade Factory. My Grandmother worked here. It has been vacant for many years. MORE Old Rt. 307 Bridge (Was Luna Park Bridge Remains) Remains of the old Rt. 307 Bridge. MORE Rock Island Trailer Caught this relic from this Fallen Flag parked in Kingston, by McCarthy's Tires. Same place I caught a Penn Central Trailer a year or two before. 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 Kowaflex Test Roll B&W After about two weeks, got my film back from Sam's Club. Not bad for the first time shooting Black and White. I like the old time look of the shots MORE Kowaflex Test Roll Here are some shots from my test roll. Not bad for a camera that is about 45 years old. MORE Kowaflex E Camera Got a vintage 35mm camera from an Estate Sale. Amazingly I got it to work. 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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Tidbit : Junctions in NEPA Duryea Jct - LV,CR,LS,RN |
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In the DL&W Scranton Station, now the Radisson,there are about 20 ceramic tile work mosaics around the main concourse of the building. The tile work pictures were supposed to represent locations on the railroad. View All |
From 1991 CONRAIL Timetable : Ashmore Secondary Track 0.0 CP-M & H JCT. (Lehigh Line) 1.3 HINKLES 4.3 BLACK CREEK JCT 5.2 WEATHERLY 6.8 HAZLE CREEK JCT. 10.3 BLS ASHMORE (Hazleton Running Track) |
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 |
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Remember Coxton Road in the late 70's early 80's ??? It was a one lane road with places to pull off and let cars pass. But there were a lot of railroad tracks there at the time. |
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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Bowmans Creek Branch Stuff :BOWMANS CREEK BRANCH (Lehigh Valey RR) 178.9 PORT BOWKLEY (JTC) 180.0 KINGSTON-FORTY FORT 180.7 HARVEY JTC 181.2 LUZERNE 184.0 TRUCKSVILLE 185.9 LEONARDS 187.1 DALLAS 187.2 KIRKDALE 189.8 CHESTNUT RIDGE 193.0 RINGALD 193.2 ALDERSON 192.4 HARVEY'S LAKE 199.1 NOXEN 201.5 STULL 202.9 BAKERS 206.5 DOTTER 206.8 BETH RUN 209.2 SPLASH DAM 210.1 MOUNTAIN SPRINGS 212.3 MEADOW 212.3 RICKETTS 222.6 LOPEZ 226.3 BERNICE JCT 226.7 BERNICE Distance from New York via Bowmans Creek Branch Entrance to Rollercoaster, Hansons If Firwood caught on fire, would Laurel Run ? Buttonwood, Askam.
Detour? That Frenchman builds the worst roads..
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