September 05, 2007
I always liked to drive past Coxton Yard when I was younger. We used to visit relatives in Ransom.
For a brief 10 minutes I had a look at some Railroad Equipment. You really could not see much until you got to that part by Falling Springs.
You would go up the hill and the road would make a few hard turns and the, like almost in someone\'s front yard were some railroad telephone poles with many cross arms, all loaded with aqua or white Hemmingray insulators.
You might get some glimpses of freight cars here and there thru the trees, but after you hit Falling Springs, there was a lot to see.
Often trains were being made up here or leaving the yard.
Present Day (2007) RMDI uses the area just before Falling Springs for storage of old cars. RMDI uses the old Lehigh Valley Roundhouse for working on locomotives and equipment.
In the 70s and up until the 80s Coxton Road was notorious for being narrow and dangerous. It basically was one lane with several pulloffs to let people pass.
At one time the road was so pot-holed you could really not go more than 5-10 mph.
Present Day (2007) RMDI uses the area just before Falling Springs for storage of old cars. RMDI uses the old Lehigh Valley Roundhouse for working on locomotives and equipment.
In the 70s and up until the 80s Coxton Road was notorious for being narrow and dangerous. It basically was one lane with several pulloffs to let people pass.
At one time the road was so pot-holed you could really not go more than 5-10 mph.
There were several landslides here - most notable in the early 80s where a bus of Railroad Workers were stuck by the rock fall. It took several weeks to clean up. Despite this danger it is a senic area, real nice in the fall.
Proably in the late 80s early 90s under Conrails tenure, several tracks were removed and the road widended to 2 lanes. This also removed the shoulder area that we parked on when we went to Falling Springs.
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