Below are some photos from the George Bretz collection, which is housed on a University of Maryland web site. Mr Bretz took the photos in the 1800's, and it...
Photos are not of the PCC gravity and most likely not the D&H either . Tony Ranella Jr. **************Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on...
Hello, George Brretz was a photographer from Pottsville in Schuylkill Co.. He pioneered photography in the mines in the area. I have no references handy but ,...
... housed on ... 1800's, ... southern coal ... not >even ... larger ... building is ... Jim Do you know if we can view the newer photo anywhere? Thanks Dick S...
It's on line -- do a Google Search for Mahanoy Plane IIRC it's also in Holton's excellent history of the Reading. Cheers, Jim ... From: rshertza To:...
Thanks for that Comparing both photos, there was definately major overhaul done to all structures- I first thought it might be two different locations Dick S ...
My name is Mike and I just found out about this group. I am interested in railroads in the NEPA area and I have a website with the pictures that we take as we...
Hi Mike, welcome to the Gravity RR Group! I enjoyed looking through your website. It seems that you've done a fair bit of exploring! Very nice. Glad to have...
Hi Mike, I really enjoyed your site. Â I grew up in East Scranton and when I was older I used to ride my dirt bike in the area of the Old Drinker Turnpike....
I think that call box you mention is still there. There is one near the current active tracks but its in the woods more where the DL&W once had a small rail...
While walking along the Erie RR alongside route 590 we came across these objects. I posted some pictures in the photo section. The PCC light track ran near or...
... Hello, 73-02-038.jpg this is the Mt. Pisgah Plane at Mauch Chunk PA 73-02-041.jpg this is probably the Mt. Jefferson Plane at Mauch Chunk PA I am looking...
My Name is John and I live in Scranton, Pa. I came over from an invitation from Duplexdrive who I contacted via Google Earth. I was asking about some maps of...
Hi John, Welcome aboard, It is nice to have you and all of the other new member of the group join us. In addition to some great pictures, maps and links,...
Well I went and visited Planes 8 through 10 on the PCC gravity 9/20/08. I have only uploaded the photos from plane 10 for now, I will upload the rest tonight....
I have a chance to go next Tuesday to the Sate Archives in Harrisburg and look through PCC records from 1838 to 1871. There are 42 cu. Ft. of records for this...
(I'm not sure if this is a repeat of part of my previous reply - my fingers are not very accurate and I either send or deleted my first attempt!) In reading...
To our Gravity Railroad group members: As you know, steam engines were vital to the operation of most gravity railroads. We are going to have a Pennsylvania...
I don't remember if I passed this on before, but ACME Mapper is a good viewer that allows you to toggle between Google aerials, USGS topos, Google street maps...
Going thru the groups postings I came across a question from pjkettlejr asking about the supposedely second tunnel on the PCC Gravity Railroad somewhere in...
Tony, I suspect that we are referring to the same picture. With all of my wanderings in that area, I never saw anything that looked like a 'daylighted'...
Paul thanks for getting back to me and your half correct on the E&WV RR destroying the Gravity bed . Did you know that the Gravity Light Track bed is still...
Gentlemen Just a comment or two to try adding some information to your discussion regarding the light track: West of Elmhurst where it crosses from the north...
Dick , Let me start off by saying that some of the DL&W / NS / Steamtown track bed we see today is not the same track bed from 1855 , the original bed in...
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