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Re: Tunnel between Pottsville and Saint Clair, PA

 by mst145 ¦  Sat Feb 28, 2015 10:47 pm ¦  Forum: Pennsylvania Railroad ¦  Topic: Tunnel between Pottsville and Saint Clair, PA ¦  Replies: 3 ¦  Views: 4615

From the Pottsville Rebublican Hearld in 2010: New road to improve traffic at Route 61 and Tunnel Road BY STEPHEN J. PYTAK (STAFF WRITER SPYTAK@REPUBLICANHERALD.COM)Published: August 26, 2010 A contractor is filling in a former railroad tunnel to build a road to serve a few businesses just off Route...

Volunteer steals nearly $100,000 from WK&S

 by mst145 ¦  Wed May 07, 2014 2:28 pm ¦  Forum: Pennsylvania Railfan ¦  Topic: Volunteer steals nearly $100,000 from WK&S ¦  Replies: 10 ¦  Views: 4005

Volunteer steals nearly $100,000 from Wanamaker, Kempton and Southern Railroad, police say Treasurer James Krause charged with theft, related offenses Author: Ryan Hughes , Reporter, RHughes@wfmz.com Published: May 06 2014 05:33:57 PM EDT Updated On: May 07 2014 05:58:36 AM EDT ALBANY TWP., Pa. - T...

Re: PRR steam engine handling

 by mst145 ¦  Sat Apr 19, 2014 6:47 pm ¦  Forum: Pennsylvania Railroad ¦  Topic: PRR steam engine handling ¦  Replies: 2 ¦  Views: 3473

That's from "Set Up Running: The Life of a Pennsylvania Railroad Engineman, 1904-1949" Amazing book! I read it 3 or 4 times! Being from Central PA, I was familiar with most of the areas mention in the book, which made it more interesting to me. Here's the link to Amazon: http://www.amazon....

Re: PBNE offices and tower GONEer.

 by mst145 ¦  Thu Oct 25, 2012 8:53 pm ¦  Forum: Pennsylvania Railfan ¦  Topic: PBNE offices and tower GONE ¦  Replies: 5 ¦  Views: 3046

carajul wrote:The coke works and a lot of the other structures around the casino are still in place
The coke works were closed in December 1997 and demolished shortly after.

M.T

Re: West Hazelton, PA Track layout

 by mst145 ¦  Sat May 12, 2012 3:12 pm ¦  Forum: Pennsylvania Railfan ¦  Topic: West Hazelton, PA Track layout ¦  Replies: 10 ¦  Views: 5319

Here is the Conrail ZTS of West Hazleton from 1993.

Hope it helps!

M.T.

Man Jailed on Charges of Opening Railroad Bridge

 by mst145 ¦  Tue Apr 05, 2011 12:57 pm ¦  Forum: CSX Transportation including Pan Am ¦  Topic: Man Jailed on Charges of Opening Railroad Bridge ¦  Replies: 4 ¦  Views: 1836

Man Jailed on Charges of Opening Railroad Bridge By Dan Scanlan The Times-Union, Jacksonville, FL April 3, 2011 A 27-year-old Lake Forest man remains in jail on charges of interference with a railroad track, burglary and trespass after a CSX railroad bridge over the Trout River was illegally opened...

Re: Chestnut Ridge RR

 by mst145 ¦  Tue Mar 15, 2011 4:22 pm ¦  Forum: Pennsylvania Railfan ¦  Topic: Chestnut Ridge RR ¦  Replies: 18 ¦  Views: 7865

jtaeffner wrote:great shots! wish i could of made it there. how full was the train?
Thank you!, The train was sold out, 300 people..

M.T.

Steamtown's Tobyhanna Ice Harvest Festival Excursion Photos

 by mst145 ¦  Sun Jan 16, 2011 8:04 pm ¦  Forum: Pennsylvania Railfan ¦  Topic: Steamtown's Tobyhanna Ice Harvest Festival Excursion Photos ¦  Replies: 1 ¦  Views: 833

01/15/2011 Passing under the I-81 bridge in Dunmore: http://mst145.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=2371570 Trailed by a cloud of steam in Hollisters: http://mst145.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=2371571 Hollisters: http://mst145.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=2371578 ...

01/15/2011 Passing under the I-81 bridge in Dunmore: http://mst145.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=2371570 Trailed by a cloud of steam in Hollisters: http://mst145.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=2371571 Hollisters: http://mst145.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=2371578 ...

FEC Timetables

 by mst145 ¦  Sun Dec 19, 2010 3:47 pm ¦  Forum: Florida East Coast Railway ¦  Topic: FEC Timetables ¦  Replies: 1 ¦  Views: 25236

I collect employee timetables and I was wondering where I could get a FEC timetable from the 2000's in hard or digital format? I tried Google and Ebay and have yet to find any.

Thanks!

M.T.

Re: PRR branch in Pottsville (photos)

 by mst145 ¦  Mon Dec 06, 2010 9:12 pm ¦  Forum: Pennsylvania Railfan ¦  Topic: PRR branch in Pottsville (photos) ¦  Replies: 76 ¦  Views: 22415

Why did CR never buy these lines that go north??? Were they abandoned before C-day or with the coal mines closed did they just not want them? The line was too costly to operate with little or no business north of Pottsville. It also didn't help that the RDG Frackville Branch was a 3.3% grade betwee...

Obama Replaces High-Speed Rail Plan With High-Speed Bus Plan

 by mst145 ¦  Thu Nov 18, 2010 7:28 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: Obama Replaces High-Speed Rail Plan With High-Speed Bus Plan ¦  Replies: 20 ¦  Views: 2733

Re: How many railroads did Hurricane Agnes kill in 1972?

 by mst145 ¦  Thu Oct 07, 2010 7:09 pm ¦  Forum: Conrail - 1976 to the Present ¦  Topic: How many railroads did Hurricane Agnes kill in 1972? ¦  Replies: 27 ¦  Views: 19839

MACTRAXX wrote:Does anyone remember a special issue of the Penn Central Post about the 1972 Agnes flooding?
Here's a PDF of that issue from http://www.unlikelypcrr.com/

http://www.unlikelypcrr.com/page3/Welco ... 972-08.pdf

M.T.

Re: Almost got arrested today for railfanning! Unbelievable.

 by mst145 ¦  Fri Sep 24, 2010 9:52 pm ¦  Forum: Pennsylvania Railfan ¦  Topic: Almost got arrested today for railfanning! Unbelievable. ¦  Replies: 13 ¦  Views: 2621

I read in today's local paper that a man has been going around photographing kids and trying to lure them into his vehicle in the Pottsville area. Maybe the lady & police though you were the pedophile.... I don't know how you photographed R&N in Pottsville because they currently don't operat...

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