Sightings 01.01.10

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January 1, 2010

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Live from the field via my Dell Axim X51:

Happy New Year - nothing going on today.

Gauntlet -

Nothing running, only thing moving were ice floes on a cold,grey, Susquehanna

Breslau -

Took a walk on the dike. Lot of kids trying to sleigh ride on the inch or two of snow.

Across the river was the old UGI power plant, probably left over from the Lance Colliery.

Walked down Fellows Ave - noticed many vacant boarding houses and garment factories, up for sale.

The old D and H main line was quiet and nothing was on the LS tracks

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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)