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A collection of old Survey Maps of area railroads. A collection of survey maps from the late 1800's showing area railroads and buildings. Click on the parent directory link for more maps and pictures. http://faculty.ycp.edu/~tgibson/pictures/RailRoads/OldSurveyMaps/
A few pictures of our hike over Mt. Cobb on the Gravity RR and Moosic Lake Steam RR. Starting in Dunmore, we hikes up planes 8, 9, 10 and 11 with a stop at the overlook on Mt. Cobb. Then we hiked through the PCC Gravity RR tunnel to the east side of the mountain. Next we hiked east on the PCC to the intersection of the old Moosic Lake Steam Railroad and then back to Dunmore on the the Scranton, Dunmore and Moosic Lake Trolley line. Well done group. http://faculty.ycp.edu/~tgibson/pictures/RailRoads/NEPAGravityRR/2004PCCHike/
Ashely Planes Photos of the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Co. planes between Ashley and Mountaintop http://www.northeast.railfan.net/local_scene.html#ashley
Historic County Maps Large historic county maps from the Department of Highways http://www.dot.state.pa.us/Internet/Bureaus/pdPlanRes.nsf/infoBPRHistoricCountyMaps
Mauch Chunk Switchback RR Photos of the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Canal and the Switchback Inclined Plane RR http://www.northeast.railfan.net/mauch_chunk.html
Possible hikes in the Ne Pa area The page lists many hikes along old Railroad track in northeastern Pennsylvania http://www.duick.com/hike/html/index.html#moosic
Room (or Rhume) Run Gravity Railroad A complete discription of the Room Run Gravity Railroad in the Nesquehoning Valley of Pennsylvania. http://www.geocities.com/nesquehoning/new_page_25.htm
Switchback Gravity Railroads of Pennsylvania An 1877 description of rides on area railroads. Includes pictures of Mauch Chunk, the Mount Pisgah Plane, and the Grand Nesquehoning Viaduct. http://catskillarchive.com/rrextra/swback.Html
The Mauch Chunk Gravity Railroad at Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania. This is a link to a superb page on the Mauch Chunk Gravity and Switchback Railroads at Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, the second gravity Railroad in the United States. http://www.switchbackgravityrr.org/
The Shohola Glen Switchback Gravity Railroad A complete description of the Shohola Glen Switchback Gravity Railroad with photographs, maps, and a timeline. http://www.shohola.com/gravity