John, There was a short-lived trolley line that ran from Dunmore to Moosic Lakes. I believe that it crossed the then-defunct PCC roadbed somewhere in the area...
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m2a2_ods
Apr 4, 2011 1:26 am
John, I have seen in the historic photos the cable I think you're talking about. This was used to signal the engine house that the trips were connected and...
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Camp S
campshohola
Apr 4, 2011 1:35 am
Hi John, I have hiked most of the line over the past 40 years and collected artifacts. Back in the early 80's I found four old clay filled iron insulators,...
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gto455cubes
Apr 4, 2011 2:35 am
Gentleman , In helping answer the question of the telegraph lines on the PCC Gravity the answer is there was no telegraph communication between the PCC office...
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scrantonluna
May 3, 2011 6:36 pm
Where is this car today?...
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scrantonluna
May 3, 2011 6:36 pm
As the title says, how many cars are still out there? I know in terms of the PCC, you have the two coaches on display, one at Nay Aug and the other in Hawley....
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jbuberniak
May 3, 2011 7:38 pm
This car is owned by the Carbondale Historical Societys President Robert Powell Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone with Nextel Direct Connect ... From:...
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Camp S
campshohola
Jul 18, 2011 3:53 am
Sorry for being late responding, I have been busy at camp. I count 18 remaining cars on the D&H, 3 on the PCC, with 2 additional D&H frame relics damaged...
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pravoslavna2
Sep 16, 2011 1:18 am
The 1873 Luzerne Co. atlas is on line at: http://www.usgwarchives.org/maps/pa/county/luzerne/1873/ -- abram burnett...
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proformancec...
Jan 28, 2012 2:10 am
"The Jackson Coal Mining Company" Tom Curry opened up the Jackson Coal Mine in approximately 1914. Mr. Curry, who was the Superintendent, had already opened up...
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gto455cubes
Jan 29, 2012 2:55 am
Lee how the hell are ya , man haven't seen or heard from you in many moons . Interesting story you sent . Uncle Sal and I quit the board of the Dunmore...
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proformance58@...
proformancec...
Jan 29, 2012 3:32 am
Tony: I think about you guys alot and try to email uncle Sal once in a while, Yes, I see they are in the process of removing the coal from the Hidelburg. Still...
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robert jones
rjsqred@att.net
Jan 10, 2013 12:58 am
Here's some information that probably serves you of little use. It just raised a few questions in my own mind as I was securing information relative to the old...
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pjkettlejr
Jan 10, 2013 5:27 pm
Robert, Welcome. You are correct about the gravity RR between Carbondale and Honesdale; that was the D&H gravity line. There was a second gravity railroad...
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doristurner19
Jan 10, 2013 9:18 pm
Mr. Jones, I am into family history research and I do have interest in the Gravity Railroad as both my grandfather and Great Grandfather were Railroad men with...
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gto455cubes
Jan 11, 2013 4:02 am
Mr. Jones I have original maps of the Pa. Coal Co. Gravity Railroad as well as photos , from you description of the area you were in I would say you crossed...
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Jeff Vones
m2a2_ods
Jan 25, 2013 8:56 pm
If you have Google Earth, here is a layout of the PCC Gravity Railroad I've been working on for a few years now. ...
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Edward Skuchas
edtallman
Jan 25, 2013 8:56 pm
Is that Doris Turner of Kingston High School? Ed S...
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doristurner19
Jan 26, 2013 1:08 am
Sorry “Turner” is my married name and I grew up in Scranton. From: Edward Skuchas Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2013 9:54 PM To:...
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pravoslavna2
Jan 26, 2013 1:55 pm
Thank you, Jeff Vones! Excellent piece of work. I especially like the way you have indicated the planes. I look forward to seeing more of your good work on...
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Edward Skuchas
edtallman
Jan 26, 2013 4:11 pm
Jeff, I really enjoyed reviewing your work. I hope to learn more about the gravity railroads from info on this site. I carefully went over the route and...
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John B
iso81shark
Jan 26, 2013 5:04 pm
That is an incredible piece of work Jeff, thank you so much for sharing it. I'd love to meet up with a bunch of guys including Tony R for a hike sometime. ... ...
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pjkettlejr
Jan 27, 2013 2:43 am
Jeff, Thanks for all of the work you put into making that marked-up Gravity RR map. Although I lived in the area and searched many of the old right of way,...
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gto455cubes
Jan 27, 2013 3:12 am
Mr. Jones if you need any info on the PCC Gravity I have the original maps . I've been doing research on the gravity with my Uncle Sal for over 30 years and...
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Brian Clough
brianeclough
Jan 27, 2013 5:33 pm
I've done the same for D&HCCo....
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Edward Skuchas
edtallman
Jan 27, 2013 10:29 pm
Thank you for mentioning this other Google map. Another great effort. Ed S...
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pjkettlejr
Jan 28, 2013 1:12 pm
Brian, Thank you very much for the time and effort you put into your map, and for sharing it with the rest of us. Preserving history and its technologies is a...
I am the Chairman of the Jefferson Township Historical Society. Your work on the tour of route the PCC is impressive! Is it possible to save the tour of the...
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turkytom
Apr 10, 2013 1:47 am
Not sure how often he would check, so on his behalf I'll try to answer. You can save the link to the route to disk (to import into any google earth session),...
