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Re: Location of attached loco photo in Pottstown ???

 by Schuylkill Valley ¦  Sun Jan 03, 2016 10:50 pm ¦  Forum: Reading Company ¦  Topic: Location of attached loco photo in Pottstown ??? ¦  Replies: 2 ¦  Views: 4627

Pottstown Scale track at the freight station. Next to it is where the coaling trestle once was.

Hope that helps.

Len.

Question on FRA Blue Cards

 by Schuylkill Valley ¦  Sun Sep 14, 2014 12:15 pm ¦  Forum: Norfolk Southern ¦  Topic: Question on FRA Blue Cards ¦  Replies: 0 ¦  Views: 3330

Question:
Is a 30 ton plymouth locomotive exempt from the FRA Blue card; when used in Maintenance of Way ?

Len.

Re: Mt. Top To Jim Thorpe

 by Schuylkill Valley ¦  Tue Jul 15, 2014 7:28 pm ¦  Forum: Pennsylvania Railfan ¦  Topic: Mt. Top To Jim Thorpe ¦  Replies: 11 ¦  Views: 4915

At Jim Thorpe on July 5th.
Photo by me.

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Re: Minersville trackage, station, and use

 by Schuylkill Valley ¦  Wed May 28, 2014 8:50 am ¦  Forum: Pennsylvania Railfan ¦  Topic: Minersville trackage, station, and use ¦  Replies: 4 ¦  Views: 2581

That piece of track was a privet railroad and wasn't owned by the Reading nor Conrail. It is own by the Wolf Berra Mines .

Re: Lehigh & Hudson River in Belvidere?? Anyone know?

 by Schuylkill Valley ¦  Mon Apr 28, 2014 10:25 am ¦  Forum: Lehigh and Hudson River Railway ¦  Topic: Lehigh & Hudson River in Belvidere?? Anyone know? ¦  Replies: 10 ¦  Views: 23167

Pumping Station https://scontent-a-iad.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc3/t1.0-9/10269388_10202016799158274_9159654919131217900_n.jpg https://scontent-b-iad.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/t1.0-9/10152488_10202016799238276_6950351118013726084_n.jpg Coal Company https://scontent-a-iad.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/t1.0...

Re: Abandoned Cars in Belvidere

 by Schuylkill Valley ¦  Mon Apr 28, 2014 8:31 am ¦  Forum: Lehigh and Hudson River Railway ¦  Topic: Abandoned Cars in Belvidere ¦  Replies: 13 ¦  Views: 12661

The cars have been sitting there since 1988 . I was over to Belvidere, NJ. last Tuesday to see them. I belong to the Colebrookdale Railroad Trust of Boyertown and We are working along with Norfolk Southern to have NS donate the cars to us. The only hurtle we have is to get them out to the main. The ...

Re: Lambertville's abandoned cars

 by Schuylkill Valley ¦  Fri Apr 25, 2014 3:10 pm ¦  Forum: New Jersey Railfan ¦  Topic: Lambertville's abandoned cars ¦  Replies: 9 ¦  Views: 8144

To check the heritage of the Conrail Coal car all you have to do is look at the wheel trucks or the side card that's painted on the side of the car.

Len.

Re: Abandoned Trains in New Jersey

 by Schuylkill Valley ¦  Fri Apr 25, 2014 9:55 am ¦  Forum: New Jersey Railfan ¦  Topic: Abandoned Trains in New Jersey ¦  Replies: 32 ¦  Views: 16711

Both of the cars at Belvidere, NJ. are former PRR's

66487 was PRR 379403 built in 10 -1957 Class G37
55588 was PRR / PC 598878 MW: Maintenance of Way Class. AAR Type: M100. Built 5-1972

Looking for whereabouts of passenger coach

 by Schuylkill Valley ¦  Tue Apr 08, 2014 4:17 pm ¦  Forum: Delaware & Hudson ¦  Topic: Looking for whereabouts of passenger coach ¦  Replies: 4 ¦  Views: 9641

Hello all, I'm looking for some information on a passenger coach being Shipped down from North Creek, NY. I'm a member of the Colebrookdale Railroad who has just bought the Ex.CN coach for our new tourist operation. It started on it's journey on Friday and we haven't heard anything yet on where it m...

Re: New Operator for the Stourbridge Line?

 by Schuylkill Valley ¦  Tue Mar 11, 2014 6:42 pm ¦  Forum: Pennsylvania Railfan ¦  Topic: Stourbridge Railroad (Honesdale-Lackawaxen) and Proposals ¦  Replies: 454 ¦  Views: 61991

Any updates on this line?

Len.

Hello I'm a member of the Colebrookdale Railroad Trust, although I have no powers on the board. They are looking for passenger old style coaches from the era of 1910 - 1930's . Their also looking for a Diesel and Steam locomotive. If any one knows of any of this list please let me know and I'll pass...

Re: Reading & Northern steam trips in Minersville

 by Schuylkill Valley ¦  Thu Dec 19, 2013 12:25 am ¦  Forum: Reading, Blue Mountain, and Northern Railroad ¦  Topic: Reading & Northern steam trips in Minersville ¦  Replies: 4 ¦  Views: 5864

Here's my photos from that Minersville Santa Special. 113 & 425 pull across to the other side of the road and wait for passenger to load. https://scontent-b-iad.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/1454976_10151849558884094_2053262087_n.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; 113 &...

Superintendent Harold H. Hagen, Jr., Steamtown NHS Dies

 by Schuylkill Valley ¦  Mon Dec 16, 2013 12:24 pm ¦  Forum: Pennsylvania Railfan ¦  Topic: Superintendent Harold H. Hagen, Jr., Steamtown NHS Dies ¦  Replies: 1 ¦  Views: 3538

Superintendent Harold H. "Kip" Hagen, Jr., Steamtown NHS Subscribe RSS Icon | What is RSS Date: December 16, 2013 It is with great sadness that we report the passing of our friend and colleague, Harold H. "Kip" Hagen Jr., 62, superintendent of Steamtown National Historic Site. Ki...

Colebrookdale Railroad Crane Restoration

 by Schuylkill Valley ¦  Mon Nov 18, 2013 12:44 pm ¦  Forum: Pennsylvania Railfan ¦  Topic: Colebrookdale Railroad Crane Restoration ¦  Replies: 0 ¦  Views: 1561

Copied from RYPN.org Finished in 1869, the Colebrookdale Railroad connected the sleepy town of "Boyer's Corner" with the rest of the industrial world. Boyertown, as it was to become, had quite the little rail yard. To help unload cars there was a crane installed. Typical of many cranes in ...

Schuylkill Haven Borough Day 25Th Annivesary

 by Schuylkill Valley ¦  Mon Sep 30, 2013 5:29 pm ¦  Forum: Pennsylvania Railfan ¦  Topic: Schuylkill Haven Borough Day 25Th Annivesary ¦  Replies: 0 ¦  Views: 961

This year for the Schuylkill Haven Borough Day they celebrated their 25Th. year and to mark this historical event Reading and Northern 425 and for the first time in over 50 years CNJ 113 was under steam on a main line . The first call of order was a full blown ,full power double header of 113 and 42...

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