Irishtown Residents Stranded By Circus Train

 

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July 4, 2008

From a Letter to the Editor from I think the Times-Leader :

Residents of the Irishtown section of Plains, Twp were upset that they were stranded for up to 2 hours on June 2nd by the Ringling Bros. Circus Train.

Many were late for work serveral hours as they were trapped in Irishtown.

The bridge on the other side of Irishtown had washed out almost 2 years ago and has not been repaired yet.

Alll of the houses in the patch were cut off by the train - what would have happened if there was a fire or medical emergancy while the only way in was blocked by a train ?

When is Luzerne County going to repair the washed out bridge ?









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Tidbit : 


 
From 1991 CONRAIL Timetable :

Taylor Secondary Track 

Distance from Hoboken 

136.7  TAYLOR (D&H Railway) 
136.7  BLS MINOOKA 
139.7  OLD FORGE 
142.8  PITTSTON JCT. 
  (Lehigh Sec and 
  Pocono Northeast RR)  

(Why is the distance 
listed as distance 
from Hoboken, since
trains have not run 
to Hoboken in many,
 many years ???)