In previous discussions mention was made of a second crossover that existed from the loaded to the light line. I have a good bead on the crossover at Jones...
Jeff , If you know where the old Petersburg Silk Mill is in the East Scranton section of Bunker Hill , well just past that area headed towards Moosic St. (...
Guys , just got some new old photos of PCC , the # 2 incline looking down , the McCoy rock cut , the # 8 Colliery and the # 10 Breaker and a few others ....
... Not sure why you say "same level as the foot of #6". From my limited knowledge, Gypsie Groove tracks did not meet the loaded track except on the...
Marty , The sections of track that run between the head of one plane and the foot of the next plane are called levels , as an example we'll use the Loaded...
Why fills and not tressels? At the time of construction (and well into the 20th century), labor was cheap and materials/engineering were expensive. Cuts and...
One special note about tressels , after the McCoy truss collasped under the weight of a loaded trip of coal cars and killed one man and put another man out of...
... I am sure the Gravity RRs had their glossary of terms, I appreciate it when I am informed of the correct definitions, especially if I ... 1st: The e-mail...
I can't recall exactly where I heard the foot of Plane 14 was a tressel. I'll look into it. You can see the remains of the plane from 29th Street or the Owego...
Not to burst anybodys bubble , but the LeRoys map has a few mistakes , if my memory serves me right something about he has the light track and the loaded ...
Just to say that yes tressels were used in an area that called for a tressel and not a fill , but as construction of the Gravity was in process and a cut had...
Guys , I forgot to mention in my last E-Mail about tressels and the LeRoy map , I said that the map had mistakes , I should have said that the earliest map by...
Gentlemen Photos don't lie, or do they? The more I look at the Hensel #7 photo, the more I am convinced that the cars on top of the trestle might not be ...
Dick with all do respect what do you think the tressel was used for or where did it come from and lead to , I'm very interested in your ideas on this. And...
Tony I wish I could get a look at an original Hensel print, as that might show things in a clearer prospective. If I had to place money on what the trestle...
Tony I attached a marked up photo showing the Trolley Line for the benefit of those not familiar with the area. It's easy to see why I believed the Old Road...
Dick , Thanks for your info and believe me I respect your views and input on the Gravity and the Dunmore Moosic Lake RR but that road with the guardrails is...
Tony Thanks for the information on the Trolley line, and the input about what the road with the guard rail was for. I can make a hike almost any weekend,...
No problem my friend , as soon as Uncle Sal and I set a date for the hike I will let everyone know , we would like it when most of the leaves are down , that...
The photo on the web was difficult for me to judge, then I found it in Pulleys - Ropes - Gear on page 41. My belief is that the caption is correct. LeRoy and...
... It is stated that Pioneer Coaches make the trip from Dunmore to Hawley (and vice versa) in about 2 hours; coal cars make the trip in a little over 4 hours....
Marty , This may answer some or all of your questions . Coaches from Dunmore to Hawley took 2 or more hours depending on the operation of the system . Coal...
Gentlemen , Over the last week or so alot of debate has been written about the trestle behind the # 7 Engine House , well I went thru my info and came across...
... 1st. From History of Hawley, Pa. 127th Anniversary ............................. "Each week day a freight train started from Dunmore early in the morning...
CROSS-OVER from LEVEL #11 ???? Wait a minute! Please explain, please, please. .......[ I see a stream leading from the far end of the tunnel (as you face the...
Marty , Yes freight trains did go from Dunmore to Hawley and back and even down to Pittston with cargo , but what kind of cargo ? was it wood , stone or ...
... Emery Kizer had a large tool shop located on the place owned by the 40 and 8 (? ~ 1960s) at Cortez (formerly Kizer's). The coal co. shipped scrap iron...
Gentlemen I would like to revise what I previously posted regarding the #8 Segment and its intersection with the access road. Per the attachment, and after a ...
Guys , My Uncle Sal and I are looking at Saturday Nov. 4th as the day we can go on the hike , the meeting time has not been decided yet , but we are talking...
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