Probably the last visible remnant of this line - the former coal trestle piers still extant on Haafs Road. Most of this line is plowed under/or buried underneath the Nestle & DHL warehouses. Again, would love to know more about this line!
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C&F Branch to Haafsville
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Topo map from the 1950's, showing the abandoned ROW
I enjoy finding out about these little sub-branches. Looks like that coal trestle was the very end of that line. There was yet another parellel branch south of this one off of the C&F that ran to the quarries at Klines Corner. It was abandoned even earlier than the Haafsville line. You can see them here:
http://historical.mytopo.com/quad.cfm?q ... &series=15
It's in the southwest corner.
http://historical.mytopo.com/quad.cfm?q ... &series=15
It's in the southwest corner.
Hi There:
Glad you enjoy these - I've lived in the west end of the Lehigh Valley for 7 years now, and am still digging up some interesting material.
I live in Breinigsville - just north of the line to Klines Corner. It gets really hard to trace the further west you go. It's mostly plowed under. I can't really tell where the quarry was - any ideas?
Thanks for posting!
Frank
Glad you enjoy these - I've lived in the west end of the Lehigh Valley for 7 years now, and am still digging up some interesting material.
I live in Breinigsville - just north of the line to Klines Corner. It gets really hard to trace the further west you go. It's mostly plowed under. I can't really tell where the quarry was - any ideas?
Thanks for posting!
Frank