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http://onetechy.wix.com/lvrr#!gallery-2/photostackergallery3=2" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; is the tunnel in question. It didn't look like a typical railroad tunnel and I hadn't heard about there being one on the line to Blackwood. I guess the photo in question shows the ...

Hi All: Can somebody please give me directions etc to the Blackwood tunnel on the Pottsville Branch? Never knew there was a tunnel there & would like to check it out. Also, can anybody tell me if there's anything to see at the end of the line in Blackwood? I can't seem to locate exactly where th...

Hi All: Can somebody please give me directions etc to the Blackwood tunnel on the Pottsville Branch? Never knew there was a tunnel there & would like to check it out. Also, can anybody tell me if there's anything to see at the end of the line in Blackwood? I can't seem to locate exactly where th...

Hi All: Did some railfanning around Delano/Quakake/etc this past Sunday and have several questions about the area. I followed part of one of my favorite LV lines - the Lehigh & Mahanoy from Delano down to Mahanoy City. It was easier than usual to find traces of the line, what with snow on the gr...

Hi All: The more I follow this line, the more questions I have! 1. Was there ever an actual switchback at/near Switch Back (right by Route 309, east of Hazelton Junction? 2. When did the line come out west of Black Creek Junction and why? 3. Anybody ever walk back into Black Creek Junction recently,...

Hi All: Did some railfanning around Delano/Quakake/etc this past Sunday and have several questions about the area. I followed part of one of my favorite LV lines - the Lehigh & Mahanoy from Delano down to Mahanoy City. It was easier than usual to find traces of the line, what with snow on the gr...

Thanks for that. I don't know how I missed getting a picture of these one. I guess I never drove past on the highway side and noticed it. Speaking of the tower, it looks tough to get a good picture of, unless I stop on the entrance ramp real quick? Or do I climb up the embankment on the north side o...

Hi All: More questions: 1. Was there ever an actual switchback at/near Switch Back (right by Route 309, east of Hazelton Junction? 2. When did the line come out west of Black Creek Junction and why? 3. Anybody ever walk back into Black Creek Junction recently, and if so, how? 4. Anybody ever walk in...

Hi All: Did some railfanning around Delano/Quakake/etc this past Sunday. I followed part of one of my favorite LV lines - the Lehigh & Mahanoy from Delano down to Mahanoy City. It was easier than usual to find traces of the line, what with snow on the ground & leaves on the trees. Having sai...

Wow - so SS 1 at the new NYC station is still standing? How did I miss that one!

I've attached a photo of what I believe to be the tower - can one of you guys kindly confirm that?

Time for a road trip to Syracuse!

Thanks,

Frank

Thanks for that - I'm trying my luck on the EL list. Appreciate the assist!

Hi All: Anybody know where I can find one of these? It's a map by Bill (William) Sheppard, and it shows the railroads in the entire Lackawanna and Wyoming Valleys as of the 1920's. It's a big map - like 12 feet long and used to sell for $15 or so? Kicking myself for never buying one back in the day....

Thanks all - very helpful indeed!

Frank

Hi All: In going through some of my older NYC employee timetables, I realized that I've never seen photos of the following towers: Original alignment: Salina (was there an actual tower/signal station here at one point?) Signal Station 48 (original) BS 1, West Street (telegraph call AV) BS 1-A, Gedde...

Thanks for that - I'll be ordering my copy this weekend. Can't wait! The West Shore has always fascinated me. Oh sure, I know all the action is on the NYC mainline, but there's a lot to be said for following the West Shore with a set of good topo maps and the information so freely shared here. I'm l...