I found some stuff about gravity RR's in Fairmount Park in Philly that I had not been aware of before this. I will be providing some web addresses, and you...
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planesavekid
Mar 2, 2006 6:15 pm
First time I saw this site. I was wondering if there is any information regarding the engineering of the Ashley Planes, and in particular, the mechanism on...
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iso81shark
Mar 3, 2006 3:26 am
I just looked through my book "Of Pulleys Ropes and Gear". It covers the D&H and the PCC which stopped in Pittston. It has no info from further South. Good...
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iso81shark
Mar 3, 2006 3:32 am
WooHoo, jackpot! http://www.gingerb.com/cnj%20ashley_planes.htm Lots of photos of Barney cars as well. John ... understanding ... to a ... can't ... I ... 81 ...
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Dan R.
trevor5email
Mar 3, 2006 12:16 pm
There will be a hike on the Ashley Planes on Sunday, March 19, led by "hiking Jane" from the Dunmore YMCA: ...
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Paul Garwig
pgarwig
Mar 4, 2006 6:44 am
Re: Ashley Planes ================== John and List, Could you please provide more details on this book (author? publisher?) and whether it is still obtainable...
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John B
iso81shark
Mar 4, 2006 2:20 pm
Sure Paul, the book was by Philip Ruth and is published by the Wayne County Historical Society, and is available online at http://www.waynehistorypa.org/ or in...
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Dan R.
trevor5email
Mar 4, 2006 2:46 pm
Ah, this is a great book ["Of Pulleys Ropes and Gear"]and I wholeheartedly recommend this book to anyone on this list who has not read it already. You can...
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Dan R.
trevor5email
Mar 4, 2006 2:51 pm
I will not be able to go to this seminar because I have to work that weekend, but this looks pretty interesting. Also, I see that if one registers for the...
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planesavekid
Mar 7, 2006 2:40 pm
Thanks for the update on all of the Planes. I had never heard of the others, probably because I was interested in other things at the time. I didn't learn of...
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Thomas K. Gibson
campshohola
Mar 7, 2006 3:21 pm
A warm welcome to planesavekid with a thanks for the great pictures and super webpage he found. I have posted the link to the pages. I would like to repeat a...
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John B
iso81shark
Mar 7, 2006 3:46 pm
Sorry Tom, never thought to post the link. I have an off topic question for the group if I may. I grew up across the street from the D&H roundhouse on Von...
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artydistengr
Mar 7, 2006 6:16 pm
... The Scranton Library has two good references for locations within Scranton (and Dunmore). My father, with immediate family, moved away from Scranton in...
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John B
iso81shark
Mar 8, 2006 4:15 am
Marty, thanks for the info. I'll look for them next time I am in Scranton (I live in the DC area). John ... Yahoo! Mail Use Photomail to share photos without...
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planesavekid
Mar 8, 2006 12:17 pm
I happened to remember that Clarke's Irish Imports in Ashley has Tee Shirts with the 3rd Planes with the picture before the up slope to the mountains. ...
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oifbradpl
Mar 9, 2006 4:31 pm
I am new to this group but I would like to thank everyone for all the information that you've already posted. I've been looking for information on the PCC...
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Thomas K. Gibson
campshohola
Mar 9, 2006 5:02 pm
Hi Brad, Welcome to the group and thanks for the the links. Would you be able to post the links for your overlays and tell us how to use them? When I installed...
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oifbradpl
Mar 9, 2006 7:15 pm
I put a tutorial file in the PCC Gravity Railroad folder. Save it to your machine and double click it. It should launch Google Earth but if it doesn't, open...
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artydistengr
Mar 9, 2006 7:18 pm
... There were two breakers next to each other (c1918). Von Storch Breaker and Dickson Breaker. The culm pile was in direct line with 'von Storch' and a dog...
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iso81shark
Mar 9, 2006 7:32 pm
That would be fantastic, thank you! John ... Breaker ... Storch' ... details ... They ... across the street from the D&H roundhouse on Von Storch ave in ...
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iso81shark
Mar 9, 2006 7:32 pm
Thanks Jeff!! I'll give this a shot tonight. John ... to ... but if ... 20Gravi\ ... 20Grav\ ... Maptech.com to ... selecting 'Add>Overlay' ... view ... moving...
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Thomas K. Gibson
campshohola
Mar 9, 2006 7:49 pm
Hi John, Jeff and the group, WOW, the overlay is awesome and easy to use. It loaded right up. Just what I needed, something else to get me in trouble with the...
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Pundt, Leonard
alpundt
Mar 9, 2006 8:09 pm
Hoo-a and thank-you for serving. Len (former Air Force officer) A. Leonard Pundt District Quality Improvement Coordinator PennDOT District 6 7000 Geerdes Blvd....
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iso81shark
Mar 9, 2006 8:16 pm
Just read your whole post Jeff. I'm glad you are home and I'm very thankful to you and the guys you left behind. I hope they will be home soon as well. John ...
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Russell Nelson
nelsonrn2
Mar 9, 2006 9:46 pm
... Oh, we can do better than that. Much better. Richard Utter has georeferenced those maps. I've downloaded a copy, and will give them to the NASA World...
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iso81shark
Mar 10, 2006 3:39 am
Here is a link to an excellent photo archive page. http://www.newvispub.com/portal/albums/thumbnails.php?album=19 Be sure to click on the additional sections...
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oifbradpl
Mar 10, 2006 1:13 pm
I have some photos to contribute from a couple of years ago. They are photos of the bridge that crosses over Wangum Falls. Wangum Road is a county owned road...
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oifbradpl
Mar 10, 2006 1:38 pm
Thanks guys. It is my honor and pleasure to serve the greatest country on earth. We got to do a lot of positive things over there and thankfully I bought all...
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iso81shark
Mar 10, 2006 10:53 pm
I received them Marty, thank you so very much. I replied back to the same e-mail address. John ... Breaker ... Storch' ... details ... They ... across the...
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proformancecycle
proformancec...
Mar 13, 2006 2:49 pm
Hello: I'm new to the this Group. It looks like a really great site! I'm glad to see others tracing history like I do. The PCC Gravity RR is very hard to...
