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Thanks again!!

If anyone has a source for larger versions of those Black Diamonds to Tidewater photos I would appreciate it!

That is a MUCH better map than I had, THANKS!

I am hoping to find more photos of the area as well.

Does anyone know what that facility was called by the CNJ?

I'm sure the info is out there but I can't find it. Is Reading Road (which runs basically parallel to Hamilton street in Allentown from east of Cedar Crest to St. Elmo Street) the old grade for the never built Allentown Railroad or something else? Are there any maps available which show the proposed...

Thanks for the reply regardless.

I’m trying to get any information on the enginehouse/roundhouse facilities that existed in Scranton in the “Flats” section. This facility was essentially, where a baseball diamond sits today, just a tad east of today’s 3rd Avenue at Luzerne Street. Any history, articles, books, links or photos would...

Does someone want to straighten this guy out? From the WFMZ website: "If we get our act together in the Lehigh Valley we could see a train…in the next five years," said Ed Pawlowski, Mayor of Allentown. "What people don't realize is that Amtrak has the right of way under federal law o...

Class warfare at its finest: Aren't there far better uses for $500,000 in transportation funds than pandering to a bunch of self entitled McMansion owners? I guess there isn't a chance in hell that ANYBODY who favors this quiet zone could be a regular working class stiff who lives in a house small e...

Is the time or the hassle that matter’s most? Commuters try to fool themselves into believing their commute time is really shorter than it is. I know because I commuted daily from Stroudsburg to NYC via car and later bus and from the Lehigh Valley to Philly via car, occasionally bus and a few times ...

Be careful what you wish for... I have seen dramatic changes in the Valley in the 20+ years I have lived here and nothing is getting any better. The LV is bad enough now with assorted Philadelphia, NYC, NJ scum moving in and driving up the crime rate. Rail service would only make it easier for even ...

An educated guess would be the St. Johnsbury and Lamoille County Railroad (StJ&LC)

A call to Steamtown should get you the correct answer.

Good luck & let us know!

Isn't anyone more concerned with the closure of the NHSL bridge to Norristown this summer? It will be closing indefinitely making Bridgeport the terminus until funds are found to repair or replace structure which is over 100 years old. http://www.philly.com/philly/news/breaking/20121213_SEPTA_to_cl...

Passenger rail service restoration to Q-Town or above will never happen in my lifetime or probably yours if you are realistic about it. I heard all the chatter about NYC to Stroudsburg train service when I rode the Martz bus over 25 years ago and that was a service that would have boomed then and ex...

It was an 81 mile excursion including the run down to Reading to turn the train according to my GPS track. Traveling to Mahanoy Junction and beyond was a thrill for me because that spot and the former Lakewood Park hold some fond memories. I even bumped into someone I know who lives 50 yards away an...

Poke around on this excellent website, you may find what you are looking for:

http://www.abandonedrails.com/Pennsylvania

The Erie Lackawanna was devastated with an estimated 11 million in damages which essentially forced them into bankruptcy. Pretty much every RR bridge in the Poconos was blown out and the southern tier of NY was clobbered with over 100 washouts from Hornell to Owego. Knowing the Lackawanna & Wyom...